Troubleshooting concrete floors with petrography
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Media Type: Article/Story
Article Source: CONCRETE REPAIR BULLETIN Vol 23, no 3 pp. 12 - 15
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Author: MOULZOLF, G.
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Accession Number: 201007012
Publisher: IACRS, Des Plains, ILL , United States Publication Date: May/June 2010
Subject:FLOORS; REPAIRS; UNITED STATES
Abstract:
Petrography is a very useful tool in troubleshooting concrete floors and floor covering debonding issues. Moisture and water vapor transmission are hot topics and often major contributors to a great many flooring failures. Other issues, such as finishing, curing of concrete substrate, the presence of deleterious materials, and unexpected "bond breakers" all play a significant role in floor/flooring failures. This article addresses a petrographer's perspective ion the diagnosis of the properties of concrete surface, applied cementitious materials, and preparation leading to floor and/or flooring failures.
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