EP #158: Why New Concrete Fails Faster Than the Old Stuff (And How to Fix It)
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Dr. Jon Belkowitz discusses how to identify and address concrete damage that becomes apparent in spring.
THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: GPRS GPRS helps keep your jobsite safer by locating what is hidden before you cut, core, trench, or drill. Click the GPRS image on the Concrete Logic Podcast website or go here: https://www.concretelogicpodcast.com/gprs ON THIS EPISODE OF THE CONCRETE LOGIC PODCAST Spring is when concrete starts telling the truth. After months of cold weather, snow, ice, rain, deicers, and freeze-thaw abuse, your existing concrete may start showing what it went through all winter. In this episode, Dr. Jon Belkowitz joins the show to talk about what to look for when the weather warms up. Scaling. Flaking. Blotchy spots. Exposed aggregate. White staining. ASR gel. Rust bleeding from cracks. All of it is concrete trying to tell you something. Some of it may be surface damage. Some of it may be a sign of a much bigger problem inside the concrete. And if you wait until the damage is obvious, you may already be late. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN Why spring and early summer act like a “lie detector” for existing concrete Why damaged concrete often looks darker or blotchy after rain What scaling, flaking, and surface loss can tell you about winter damage Why broom finish…
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