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Quizzical Pursuit
The Architecture Puzzler
Created by Dave Guadagni
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Solution to Last Week's Puzzler
Architecture Puzzler #310
Question
Please name five methods of concrete crack repair.
Answer
Here are eight possible methods of repair:
For active cracks:
1. Routing and sealing
2. Polyurethane injection
For dormant cracks, the methods above plus:
3. Epoxy injection
4. Stitching and doweling
5. Gravity filling
6. Dry packing
7. Overlays and surface treatments
8. Autogenous healing
And, finally, often an acceptable course of action is no repair at all.
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Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects
Quizzical Pursuit is Copyright 2006, Dave Guadagni.
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Some cracks may be beyond repair.
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