Posted by Sika is a well-known brand in construction material manufacturing company in the United Kingdom. The Sika UK is a part of the global sika group. Here is a list of most popular and widely used products of Sika for repairing concrete.
Sika monotop
Sika® MonoTop®-115GP
This is a one component cement based polymer modified general purpose repair and reprofiling mortar.
Uses of Sika MonoTop-115GP are
- For repairing all types of structures not exposed to water submersion.
- Overhead and vertical repairs
- Hand applied repairs
- For exterior and interior use
- In place of R1& R2 mortars
Sika MonoTop®-614 F
It is a continuous flowable repair mortar. This is a high-range water reducer that found its application in the following works.
- Horizontal or vertical repairs
- Bridges
- Marine structures
- Tunnels
- Buildings
- Fire damaged structures
- For exterior and interior use
- In place of R1, R2 & R3 mortars
Advantages of using Sika MonoTop-614 in construction
- One component, ready to use
- Low shrinkage
- High mechanical properties
- Good flow properties
- Repair depths upto 150 mm in one application
- Can be poured or pumped
- Overcoatable with Sika reprofiling/levelling mortars and coatings
- Reduced dust during mixing
Sika MonoTop®-630 Rapid
Applications of MonoTop-630 Rapid
- For repairing all types of structures.
- Horizontal and vertical repairs.
- Hand applied repairs.
- Floor slabs and car park decks.
- For exterior and interior use.
- In place of R1, R2 and R3 mortars.
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Advantages of using Sika MonoTop-630 in construction
- Pre-bagged for quality.
- Just add water.
- High early strength.
- Rapid setting.
- Contains no chloride admixtures.
- Non-corrosive to steel.
- Can be overcoated.
Other products are
Sikaset
SikaSet®-45 is a one component rapid hardening and high early strength concrete repair mortar.
Sikacem
These are uniting products. They found their applications in bridges, tunnels, marine structures and more.
Sikadur
Though this list is not inclusive, there are several products for concrete repair work by sika finding and growing their application in the construction industry.
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