Abstract
Data sheets provided by manufacturers of repair materials available in Saudi Arabia do not contain all essential data required in the field applications. In addition, the data reported are based on different test standards and, unfortunately, the manufacturers have also the tendency to report favorable performance on the data sheets of their products. The most famous and best selling various cementitious repair materials were selected for this study. Each of these materials was subjected to a series of laboratory tests to determine material properties, which were perceived to be of interest in a repair context and to provide some basic information about their behavior. Compressive strength and flexural strength of each repair material are discussed in detail. The experimentally obtained results of all properties investigated are compared with the results provided by the manufacturer of the repair material in their data sheets. Each material was compared with its equivalent material produced by another manufacturer. Comparison is made on the basis of their composition, properties and application.