Posts Tagged ‘lateral shear’
The Science of Slab Crack Repair
Crack Stitch Case Study The Science of Slab Crack Repair Cracks in slabs can appear for a variety of reasons. Regardless of the cause there are some fundamental techniques that should always be followed. These techniques apply to all type of crack movement: heaving, settlement, vertical shear, and lateral shear. First, we want to…
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Crack Stitch Case Study Poured Basement Wall Repair This basement in Michigan was experiencing a significant amount of cracking and inward tipping of walls due to external hydrostatic soil pressure. Brickworks Property Restoration was hired as the contractor to fix the wall. In addition to reinforcing the wall with Fortress InvisiBeam Straps, multiple cracks were…
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