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With concrete repair jobs happening every day, here are a few vital considerations regardless of whether the issue is structural, the reforming of an edge for a residential concrete step, injecting repair material into a crack, etc.
How to Evaluate & Troubleshoot Concrete Cracks
Cracks may represent the total extent of damage or the first signs of serious trouble. Some recommendations for troubleshooting concrete cracks prior to designing or performing repairs.
March 1, 2021
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Cracking is a natural, expected, and accepted behavior of concrete. However, cracks may affect the appearance, function, durability, service life, or more seriously, the structural integrity of the concrete. For these reasons, designers, concrete producers, and contractors are always trying to control or minimize the amount and severity of concrete cracking. However, crack-free concrete is seldom achievable, especially for standard unreinforced or reinforced concrete.
Kim Basham is president of KB Engineering, LLC which provides engineering services to the concrete industry and a registered professional engineer in 19 states. Dr. Basham also teaches seminars and workshops dealing with all aspects of concrete including concrete technology, concrete construction, and troubleshooting for the American Concrete Institute, World of Concrete and other concrete/construction organizations. He has worked exclusively in the concrete industry for more than 35 years starting his concrete career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Wyoming teaching reinforced concrete design and concrete materials. Between teaching at UW and forming KBE, he has worked for the World of Concrete, Baker Concrete Construction, Structural Services, Inc., and Concrete Engineering Specialists, LLC. Dr. Basham specializes in concrete design, mix designs, concrete specifications and preconstruction services, formwork, shoring and reshoring, mass concrete pl