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The book is well written and thorough. It covers the pertinent topics related to concrete surfaces very thoroughly, in a logical order, and with very good documentation of the presented information. ... I believe that this book will be the standard on concrete surfaces for years to come. -David Fowler, University of Texas at Austin, USA This book provides a thorough survey of the various aspects of the concrete surface, aspects that are relevant for the success of the repair. -Prof. Johan Silfwerbrand, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden The book's emphasis is on the repair of concrete and the understanding and preparation of materials to enable effective repairs. It considers the fundamentals of adhesion and the principles of surface engineering, and reviews practical techniques for the assessment and preparation of surfaces. -The Concrete Society, April 2016 The book is well written and thorough. It covers the pertinent topics related to concrete surfaces very thoroughly, in a logical order, and with very good documentation of the presented information. ... I believe that this book will be the standard on concrete surfaces for years to come. -David Fowler, University of Texas at Austin, USA This book provides a thorough survey of the various aspects of the concrete surface, aspects that are relevant for the success of the repair. -Prof. Johan Silfwerbrand, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden The book's emphasis is on the repair of concrete and the understanding and preparation of materials to enable effective repairs. It considers the fundamentals of adhesion and the principles of surface engineering, and reviews practical techniques for the assessment and preparation of surfaces. -The Concrete Society, April 2016

The book is well written and thorough. It covers the pertinent topics related to concrete surfaces very thoroughly, in a logical order, and with very good documentation of the presented information. ... I believe that this book will be the standard on concrete surfaces for years to come. -David Fowler, University of Texas at Austin, USA This book provides a thorough survey of the various aspects of the concrete surface, aspects that are relevant for the success of the repair. -Prof. Johan Silfwerbrand, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden The book's emphasis is on the repair of concrete and the understanding and preparation of materials to enable effective repairs. It considers the fundamentals of adhesion and the principles of surface engineering, and reviews practical techniques for the assessment and preparation of surfaces. -The Concrete Society, April 2016

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Benoît Bissonnette, FACI, is professor of civil engineering at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada. He has co-managed the NSERC Industrial Research Chair on Durable Repair and Optimized Maintenance of Concrete Infrastructure in the recent years and has been involved in a wide variety of research projects devoted to concrete repair. Dr. Bissonnette is a member of several technical committees of the American Concrete Institute (ACI C223 Shrinkage-compensating concrete; ACI C364 Rehabilitation), the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM TC 181-EAS, TC 193-RLS), and the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI Repair Materials and Methods Committee. He has authored or coauthored more than 125 peer-reviewed papers. Luc Courard is professor of building materials at the University of Liège in Belgium. After completing his PhD work on concrete surface characterization in the late 1990s, he went to Laval University for postdoctoral research. His research activities are still dedicated to concrete surface characterization, as well as to innovative repair materials and supplementary cementitious materials. Dr. Courard is a member of the American Concrete Institute, the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures and the Belgian Group of Concrete. He has authored or coauthored more than 140 peer-reviewed papers. Andrzej Garbacz is professor of building materials engineering in the Department of Building Materials Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology, Poland. Dr. Garbacz’s research interests include concrete-polymer composites, repair materials, microstructure characterization, non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques for concrete characterization and evaluation of repair materials. In 2005, he became a senior member of the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM). He has been participating actively to the International Congress on Polymers in Concrete (ICPIC) since 1992, being appointed as a member of the board of directors in 2007 and as secretary in 2013. He has authored or coauthored more than 120 peer-reviewed papers.

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