What Are the Most Common Types of Concrete Cracks?

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What Are the Most Common Types of Concrete Cracks?
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When you come across a crack in your concrete
foundation wall, your first guess is usually that
something has been done wrong but that isnt
always the case. To be frank, concrete cracks are
pretty common, some are even unavoidable. Here we
have explained 5 of the most common types of
concrete cracks for your understanding.
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Shrinkage Cracks
Concrete is full of water when its poured to
form your foundation. When that water finally
leaves the slab, it leaves behind big gaps
between the solid particles. These voids or
spaces can cause the concrete to become weaker
and more vulnerable to cracking. This sort of
cracking occurs often and is known as
ShrinkageCracks.
Expansion concrete cracks
Heat causes concrete to expand and when it
expands, it pushes against anything in its way (a
brick wall or nearby slab for instance). When
none of them has the capability to stretch, the
expanding force cause concrete to crack.
Heaving concrete cracks
When frost enters and freezes the ground it
exerts tremendous pressure on your foundation.The
harsh frost thaw cyclesmake for the perfect
environment to cause a foundation crack. Such
cracks are referred to heaving concrete cracks.
Settling concrete cracks
This form of cracks usually happen in
circumstances where a gap is formed in the ground
underneath the concrete surface. Think about when
a big tree is removed from nearby and the roots
start to decay or when a utility firm digs a
channel for their pipes, lines, etc. and dont
compact the soil when they fill it again these
are instances where settling concrete cracks are
expected to occur.
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Cracks caused by overloading the concrete slab
Even though a poured concrete foundation is by
far the superior type of foundation, it does have
its limitations. Cracking can happen if you place
excess amount of weight on top of a concrete
slab. As far as residential concrete foundations
are concerned, overloading of the actual slab is
not all that common. Rather, whats more expected
to happen is excess overload on the ground
underneath the slab. Following a downpour or
snowmelt when the ground underneath is wet and
soft, excess weight on the slab can squeeze the
concrete down and upshot in cracks. Homeowners
who used to place dumpsters or large recreational
vehicles on their driveways are more expected to
notice this sort of cracking. For specialized
repair of concrete cracks in Toronto, feel free
to call Accurate Construction LTD. We repair any
poured concrete foundation by using the latest
technology, equipment and process available. Let
us know the type of foundation issue you have to
get the best concrete crack repair quote in
Toronto.
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