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Installation
Signs, Symptoms, And repair options
Concrete basics
100

Poly can be an open cell and can also be?

What is closed cell

100

Also known as a dairy product, this is the first of part of the reaction process

What is Cream time

100

Not to be confused with demonic, this product is used to seal joints and cracks on concrete.

Dymonic FC

100

Step on this and it will break your mother's back


What is a crack


100

The first process to pouring concrete is to clear the area of

What are debris 

200

This company began in 1964 and is the manufacture of all of Groundworks poly.

Who is NCFI Geotechnical

200

Also known to style hair, this is the second stage of the reaction process.

What Gel time

200

Similar to what a doctor puts on the end of Otoscope to look in your ear is what we use after drilling a hole to inject poly.

What is a port

200

Opposite of an expansion joint, these are not separated right after the slab is poured. 

What are control joints

200

This is the second process to pouring concrete and without setting them up the concrete will flow all over.

What are forms

300

This unit of measurement is used to measure the density of poly. 

What is Pounds per cubic foot. (pcf)

300

A room also referred to in a horse barn is also known as the 3rd reactive stage.

What is Tack free time

300

Also known as 9.5 mm in the metric system, but in SAE the size of the holes we drill to inject poly is 

What is 3/8's

300

Also known when you cancel a check. This is what we look for during an inspection

What is a void

300

The most common material in the concrete to keep the integrity.

What is rebar or what is reinforcement bar 

400

The maximum retrained density of the our poly is

What is 4 pcf

400

When making bread the dough needs to rise. With poly it's not any different and is the 4th stage of the reaction. The range of the rise time of our Poly is?

What is 16- 19 seconds

400

Much like a Hilti 70, this is the most common Hilti that our poly crews use.

What is a Hilti T-30

400

Most people only know this option to fix their concrete

What is concrete replacement

400

This is third step to install concrete once everything is in place.

What is pour

500

There are many different types of Poly, but the name of the one we use is known as. 

What is Terrathane 24-010

500

The 5th reactive stage is known as the cure time. How long does it take for our poly to fully cure.

What is 24 hours

500

Poly reactive temperature is necessary at what degree to have the best consistency  

What is 110 degrees Fahrenheit 

500

A slurry of Portland cement, pond mud, and saw dust. I never fully harden and add more weight to unstable soil.

What is Mud jacking

500

This term is used to level out the concrete before it can be finished. 

What is screeding 

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