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Concrete substrate moisture requirements for durable concrete repairs – a field study
In concrete repair specifications, the required moisture condition of the substrate, which can play an important role for bond development, and, ultimately, on the long-term repair / overlay durability, is generally ill-defined and addressed without due consideration to the given substrate characteristics. The standard specification, if any, is to require saturated surface dry (SSD) condition of the substrate prior to application of cementitious repair materials, which is theoretically achieved after saturating the substrate and then letting the surface just start to dry out. This does provide an intuitive solution founded on rational considerations, but it has never really been precisely defined, measured, nor validated. The influence of substrate surface moisture on the bond between the existing concrete and the new repair material is an issue of significant importance. This paper revisits the question, in light of results from a project designed to develop guidelines for moisture conditioning of a concrete substrate prior to a cementitious repair, which was part of a larger effort to develop guidelines for surface preparation of concrete prior to repair. Over the course of the project, multiple series of test slabs were repaired after being subjected to different surface moisture conditioning and then tested for bond strength tests at different ages. The findings are discussed, together with those from previous studies, and recommendations are issued.
Concrete substrate moisture requirements for durable concrete repairs – a field study
In concrete repair specifications, the required moisture condition of the substrate, which can play an important role for bond development, and, ultimately, on the long-term repair / overlay durability, is generally ill-defined and addressed without due consideration to the given substrate characteristics. The standard specification, if any, is to require saturated surface dry (SSD) condition of the substrate prior to application of cementitious repair materials, which is theoretically achieved after saturating the substrate and then letting the surface just start to dry out. This does provide an intuitive solution founded on rational considerations, but it has never really been precisely defined, measured, nor validated. The influence of substrate surface moisture on the bond between the existing concrete and the new repair material is an issue of significant importance. This paper revisits the question, in light of results from a project designed to develop guidelines for moisture conditioning of a concrete substrate prior to a cementitious repair, which was part of a larger effort to develop guidelines for surface preparation of concrete prior to repair. Over the course of the project, multiple series of test slabs were repaired after being subjected to different surface moisture conditioning and then tested for bond strength tests at different ages. The findings are discussed, together with those from previous studies, and recommendations are issued.
Concrete substrate moisture requirements for durable concrete repairs – a field study
Bissonnette Benoit (author) / Vaysburd Alexander M. (author) / von Fay Kurt F. (author) / Harrell Shannon J. (author) / Courard Luc (author) / Garbacz Andrzej (author)
2022
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