Spray applied polyurea was introduced to the construction industry in the late 1980 s. By the 1990 s, polyurea floor systems were being installed using early formulations of polyurea, and spray equipment adapted from the polyurethane foam industry. Advancement in raw materials, polyurea formulations, specialized equipment and contractor expertise in recent years has provided increased opportunities for this technology to be used in a wide variety of concrete flooring applications. These new polyurea formulations include polyurea and polyaspartic polyurea. While these technologies offer the promise of achieving impact resistance, abrasion resistance, crack bridging capability, and rapid return to service with a pull of the trigger, we shouldn t loose sight of the important principles defined in Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Protective Polymer Flooring Systems for Concrete 1 .

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Primers, Flooring systems, Moisture, Installation, Surfaces, Polyurea, Joints, Flooring, Polymers, Repair, Equipment, Maintenance, Concrete
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