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Concrete floor quality depends on several factors, including the concrete mix design, the curing process, including consolidation and finishing. However, one of the seemingly simple, but often complex aspects of concrete floors, impacting performance...
Protecting a parking deck from water leakage
(12/28/2022)
Parking decks are costly to build, repair, and replace. Water is the major cause of concrete deterioration and steel corrosion; therefore its management is vital to ensure proper durability. Designing, installing, and testing specialized...
What is it about ground-supported concrete floors that make owners and tenants complain? The answer depends on where the floors are located. In residential basements and garages, cracks generate the most complaints.
The sheen of the floor in an Edmonton Value Village store may look like polished concrete, but it is, in fact, neither polished nor concrete. The surface material is actually a bonded topping—a relatively...
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