Evaluation of the Adhesion between Overlays and Substrates in Concrete Floors: Literature Survey, Recent Non-Destructive and Semi-Destructive Testing Methods, and Research Gaps

• Published in: Buildings (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 9; p. 203
• Main Author: Szymanowski, Jacek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2019
• Subjects: abrasion resistance; Adhesion; cement mortar; Concrete; Concrete construction; Concrete floors; Evaluation; Flooring; Floors; functional properties; hardness; Literature reviews; Methods; non-destructive testing; Nondestructive testing; overlay; Polls & surveys; pull-off adhesion; semi-destructive testing; Shear stress; substrate; Substrates; subsurface tensile strength; Tensile strength

Non-destructive testing (NDT) and semi-destructive testing (SDT) have recently been more frequently used for the evaluation and condition assessment of concrete floors in various types of buildings. The subject of the article is to briefly introduce the reader to the problem of adhesion between over...