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Table 5 Sample ranking of concrete products specified by concrete manufacturers.

From: Synthesis of DOT Use of Beam End Protection for Extending the Life of Bridges

Product name

Manufacturer

Performance measures

History

Time to first application

Frequency of inspection

Ease of application

Cost

Service life

  

Weighted Importance

1

2

2

2

3

2

Ranking

1 = 0 DOTs 2 = 1–5 DOTs 3 = 6–10 DOTs 4 = >10 DOTs

1 = >21 days 2 = 15 - 21 days 3 = 8–14 days 4 = 2–7 days 5 = 0–1 day

1 = 2–5 years 2 = 6–10 years 3 = 10–15 years 4 = 15–20 years 5 = None

1 = Professional 2 = Moderate 3 = Novice

1 = > $60/gal. 2 = $46–$60 3 = $31–$45 4 = $16–$30 5 = $0–$15

1 = 0–5 years 2 = 6–10 years 3 = 11–15 years 4 = 16–20 years 5 = >20 years

Evercrete Deep Penetrating Sealer (DPS)

Evercrete Corporation

 

2

4

5

3

4

5

Waterbased Asphalt Emulsion

Pruett-Schaffer Chemical Co.

1

5

5

3

5

4

TEXCOTE XL 70 BRIDGE COTE

Textured Coatings of America, Inc.

4

5

3

2

4

3

TEXCOTE XL 70 BRIDGECOTE W/SILANE

Textured Coatings of America, Inc.

4

5

3

2

4

3

Waterbased Epoxy

Pruett-Schaffer Chemical Co.

1

5

5

3

3

4

Evercrete Top Seal (TS)

Evercrete Corporation

2

4

1

3

4

1

Penetrating Concrete Sealer: SW DOT Concrete Sealer 100

Sherwin-Williams

3

5

2

3

3

2

Dynapoxy Low Mod Epoxy

Pecora Corporation

3

3

2

1

4

3

Soprema Alsan Flashing

Soprema Inc.

1

5

1

3

2

4

Si-Rex03 Silicone Resin Emulsion Paint (SREP)

Klaas Coatings (North America) LLC

2

3

4

2

3

4

Soprema Alsan RS

Soprema Inc.

1

5

1

2

1

4

PecoraDeck P-808 primer Pecoradeck P-806 Top Coat

Pecora Corporation

3

3

2

1

3

3

Sil-Act ATS-100LV

Advanced Chemical Technologies Inc.

4

4

2

3

3

2

Epoxy : Plymastic 650

Sherwin-Williams

3

4

2

2

2

4

FX-460 BREATHABLE MASONRY COATING SYSTEM

Fox Industries Inc.

3

2

3

2

1

4

Safe-Cure & Seal EPX Duraguard 310CRU

ChemMasters

2

2

2

2

3

4

Sil-Act EP 700D

Advanced Chemical Technologies Inc.

4

1

2

2

2

4

FX-498 HYDRO ESTER HIGH BUILD COATING

Fox Industries Inc.

3

1

2

1

3

3

Epoxykote 100WB

ChemMasters

2

2

2

2

2

3

Product name

Cure time

Durability to Variable temperature exposure

Freeze/thaw durability

UV exposure

Loss of color durability

Loss of bond durability

Resistance to cracking/chipping

Total Score max score: 62

 

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

 

1 = 1 week 2 = days 3 = 9– 24 h 4 = 5–8 h 5 = 0–4 h

1 = very poor 2 = poor 3 = fair 4 = good 5 = very good

1 = very poor 2 = poor 3 = fair 4 = good 5 = very good

1 = very poor 2 = poor 3 = fair 4 = good 5 = very good

1 = very poor 2 = poor 3 = fair 4 = good 5 = very good

1 = very poor 2 = poor 3 = fair 4 = good 5 = very good

1 = very poor 2 = poor 3 = fair 4 = good 5 = very good

Evercrete Deep Penetrating Sealer (DPS)

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

88

Waterbased Asphalt Emulsion

4

5

5

3

4

3

4

82

TEXCOTE XL 70 BRIDGE COTE

5

5

5

5

4

5

5

81

TEXCOTE XL 70 BRIDGECOTE W/SILANE

5

5

5

5

4

5

5

81

Waterbased Epoxy

5

5

5

2

3

4

5

78

Evercrete Top Seal (TS)

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

72

Penetrating Concrete Sealer: SW DOT Concrete Sealer 100

3

5

5

5

5

5

5

72

Dynapoxy Low Mod Epoxy

5

5

4

5

4

5

5

71

Soprema Alsan Flashing

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

71

Si-Rex03 Silicone Resin Emulsion Paint (SREP)

1

5

5

5

5

5

5

69

Soprema Alsan RS

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

68

PecoraDeck P-808 primer Pecoradeck P-806 Top Coat

4

5

5

5

4

5

5

67

Sil-Act ATS-100LV

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

63

Epoxy : Plymastic 650

2

5

5

2

2

5

5

61

FX-460 BREATHABLE MASONRY COATING SYSTEM

5

5

5

5

1

1

5

60

Safe-Cure & Seal EPX Duraguard 310CRU

3

5

5

5

1

1

4

58

Sil-Act EP 700D

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

56

FX-498 HYDRO ESTER HIGH BUILD COATING

3

5

5

5

3

1

4

55

Epoxykote 100WB

3

5

5

3

3

1

4

53

  1. Red Cells: Data not specified by producer, estimated based on data sheet.