TL;DR
Crack injection epoxy is the two-part structural resin pumped into foundation cracks to bond the fractured concrete back into a monolithic unit, restoring strength rather than merely plugging water. It demands a dry or barely damp crack and works only on fractures that have stopped moving, since cured epoxy is rigid and a still-active crack will simply re-break beside the repair.
What it means
Crack injection epoxy is the two-part structural resin pumped into foundation cracks to bond the fractured concrete back into a monolithic unit, restoring strength rather than merely plugging water. It demands a dry or barely damp crack and works only on fractures that have stopped moving, since cured epoxy is rigid and a still-active crack will simply re-break beside the repair. Contractors choose it over polyurethane when an engineer wants structural integrity restored, as with a crack from a one-time settling or impact event.
Where it sits in the glossary
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