Civil Engineering Association

guide to concrete repair

This guide contains the expertise of numerous individuals who have directly assisted the author on many concrete repair projects or freely shared their concrete repair knowledge whenever requested. Their substantial contributions to the preparation of this guide are acknowledged and appreciated. Some of the material in this guide originated in the various editions of Reclamation’s Concrete Manual. The author edited, revised, or updated this information for inclusion herein. Individuals who have been especially helpful to the author include James E. Backstrom, former Reclamation technician. Dr. Dave Harris, Manager, Materials Engineering and Research Laboratory, obtained much of the funding to prepare this guide; Kurt F. Von Fay, Civil Engineer, Materials Engineering and Research Laboratories, performed the peer review; James E. McDonald, Structures Laboratory, Waterways Experiment Station, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, provided editorial reviews of selected information and many useful sug-gestions and participated with the author in several cooperative Reclamation—U.S. Corps of Engineers concrete repair programs.
The assistance of these and numerous other engineers and technicians is gratefully acknowledged.

engineer, mentor, and friend,
deceased; Edward M. Harboe,
Reclamation engineer, retired; U.
Marlin Cash, Reclamation technician,
deceased; Dennis O. Arney,
Reclamation technician, retired;
G.W. DePuy, Reclamation engineer,
former