The additive conditions of this table help the user/specifier determine where the concrete is to be placed in relationship to the exposure of the two primary conditions, freeze-thaw cycles and ...

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While every concrete structure demands maintenance every so often, sometimes this go-to construction material abruptly cracks, chips off, becomes discolored, corrodes or even fails to support crucial ...