Moisture vapor migrating through the slabs can also cause “efflorescence” or powdery crystalline deposit of salts on unsealed concrete. Moisture content in concrete is all about water and ...

Plastic-shrinkage and drying-shrinkage cracks are the most common types of random cracking that occur in concrete roads and ...

C2 – concrete exposed to moisture and an external source of chlorides from deicing chemicals, salt, brackish water, seawater, or spray from these sources. Interior slabs-on-ground are usually ...

Surface Spalling: Repeated exposure to moisture can cause the surface layer of concrete to flake or peel away. Erosion: Water runoff can erode the soil beneath concrete slabs, leading to uneven ...