ICRI Technical Guideline No. 03732: Selecting and Specifying Concrete Surface Preparation for Coatings, Sealers, and Polymer Overlays

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ICRI Technical Guideline No. 03732

Selecting and Specifying Concrete Surface Preparation for Coatings, Sealers, and Polymer Overlays

Not available as an SSPC Organizational Member Free Publication Selection. This document and comparator set provides a useful written and visual guide to selecting an appropriate method of concrete surface preparation prior to the installation of a coating, lining, or other protective system. Discusses the unique aspects of 12 different surface preparation and cleaning methods: detergent scrubbing, low-pressure water cleaning, acid etching, grinding, abrasive blasting, shotblasting, scarifying, needle scaling, high- and ultrahigh-pressure waterjetting, scabbling, flame blasting, and milling/rotomilling. Appendices discuss selection processes, sealers and coatings, safety, and additional reference standards. Published by the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI)

The Fundamentals of Cleaning and Coating Concrete

Presents a thorough examination of concrete's physical and chemical properties; procedures for mixing, placement, consolidation, finishing, and curing; and the causes and prevention of concrete deterioration. Contains detailed information on surface cleaning, repair, and preparation; the selection, application, and performance capabilities of protective coating and lining systems; inspection; failure analysis; and much more. Additional features include a glossary of terms, a detailed reference bibliography; and other resource materials. Also available on CD-ROM with additional material.

The Fundamentals of Cleaning and Coating Concrete CD-ROM

The CD-ROM edition of SSPC's popular concrete book contains fully searchable, printable PDF files of every chapter found in the hardcover, plus over 450 pages of additional reference material, including standards for the preparation and coating of concrete surfaces, technical papers from past SSPC conferences, select chapters from The Inspection of Coatings and Linings and Paint Film Degradation: Mechanisms and Control, excerpts from the SSPC C-1 Training Course, and more. Runs on Macintosh, Windows, and UNIX operating systems, and comes pre-equipped with Adobe Acrobat Reader, the program needed to view and print PDFs.

Concrete Repair Manual

Not available as an SSPC Organizational Member Free Publication Selection. With more than 2000 pages of standards, guides, and other technical documents from ACI, ASTM, ICRI, SSPC, and other associations, this two-volume set is the most complete collection of concrete repair information ever assembled! Topics include condition evaluation, materials for repair, surface preparation, application methods, corrosion management, structural strengthening, protection methods, contractual guidance, and more. Published by ACI International, the Building Research Establishment, the Concrete Society, and the International Concrete Repair Institute.

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