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Concrete





         GOOD PRACTICES



         • Cracks in an area should be read as a whole
                                                                   REMARKS:
           and then measured (length and thickness) if
                                                                   The classification of the cracks depends on
           considered relevant.
                                                                   whether the crack is located in a structural
                                                                   element (beam, column, silo wall, roof) or
         • Check for signs of settlement on the area
                                                                   somewhere non-structural (brick wall,
           around a crack/group of cracks that could
                                                                   cement surface finish).
           have been caused for that reason.





         EXAMPLES OF CATEGORIZATION





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