There are cracks in all buildings, some minor and insignificant, some requiring expensive repairs and in some extreme cases the only solution is total demolition of the building.

This article is intended to put cracks into context: obviously one of the major concerns of house buyers. “How serious is it” is a question I am often [...]

The application of lightweight plasters to Concrete walls or soffits should be regarded as a High risk operation due to the large number of failures that have occurred.

The failure often takes the form of a progressive de-bonding of the plaster from the surface of the concrete and usually starts with the formation of small hollow [...]

Introduction

Following the evaluation of the cracked structure, a suitable repair procedure can be selected. Successful repair procedures take into account the cause(s) of the cracking. For example, if the cracking was primarily due to drying shrinkage, then it is [...]

When anticipating repair of cracks in concrete, it is important to first identify the location and extent of cracking. It should be determined whether the observed cracks are indicative of current or future structural problems, taking into consideration the present and anticipated future loading conditions. The cause of the cracking

should be established before repairs are [...]

CAUSES AND CONTROL OF CRACKING

Introduction

This chapter presents a brief summary of the causes of cracks and means for their control. Cracks are categorized as occurring either [...]