

Some are due to settlement or due to damages during or after curing period. Some cracks might have appeared, due to not sufficient movement joints in the structure and may be moving. Further need is to understand whether the crack is structural or non-structural i.e. One must know if it is drying shrinkage cracking, cracking due to corroding reinforcements or alkali aggregate reactions are involved. There may be different reasons for the cracks to appear. Although not new, these techniques and materials have been getting refined and innovative for quite some time.Ĭonditions, Considerations, and MaterialsIn order to decide whether to use crack injection, it is important to understand the cracking in a particular place or structure in detail. Crack injection using either Epoxy Resin or Polyurethane resin based grouts, is one of the most efficient and effective techniques. There are a number of methods and techniques which are developed by the construction industry to such cracks. This creates a need to treat these cracks carefully, with proper materials and techniques. Cracks may appear in a floor slab, foundation, basement slab, roof slabs a beam or a column.These cracks may affect structural, aesthetical or environmental performance of the utility. But when the cracks tend to penetrate deeper, they start affecting the durability of concrete. Sometimes these cracks are minimal and may be ignored or treated on the surface itself. The main reason is shrinkage in plastic and hardened stage.
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There may be different type of cracks and various reasons for cracking to take place. OverviewConcretes based on hydraulic binders such as Ordinary Portland Cement have a common tendency to crack. Transportation - Metrorail / Airways / Waterways.
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