Ranking procedure for polymeric coatings and hydrophobic agents for concrete pr...

• Author(s): Aguiar, J. L. Barroso de ; Moreira, Pedro M. ; Lukowski, Pawel ; Czarnecki, Lech ; Camões, Aires ; Gemert, D. van
• Date: 2007
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/12380
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Ranking procedure; Concrete protection; Coatings; Concrete
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

A ranking procedure, developed by Czarnecki and Lukowski, is applied on a series of concrete protection products. The ranking procedure is applied to evaluate durability experiments, carried out on some commercially available silicone, acrylic and epoxy compounds for surface treatment of concrete. The ranking procedure transforms experimental data of properties into one numerical value, by which the products can be classified according to the way on which their properties present an optimised or even best buy combination. The paper shows the use of the ranking procedure methodology, and points at the importance of the choice of the criteria and of their relative weight factor in the evaluation.