Concrete Knowledge Center - Troubleshooting Surface Imperfections

 
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  Troubleshooting Surface Imperfections
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    The following concrete surface imperfections are described, with definitions, photographs, bibliographies, and links to articles and related web sites.
     
   
• Plastic Cracking (Plastic Shrinkage Cracking)
• Honeycomb
• Delamination
• Crazing
• Efflorescence
• Curling
• Bug Holes (Blow Holes)
• Popout
• Blowup
• Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR)
• Dusting
• Concrete Blisters
• Scaling
     
     
    Abstracts for many more ACI references can be accessed by searching ACI's Abstracts Archive.