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Tilt-up panels earn their reputation for speed and strength, but they still live in the same harsh environment as any other concrete structure. Water finds paths through joints, edges collect sprinkler spray, and temperature swings do the slow work of fatigue. When concrete spalls, it is rarely just cosmetic. A spall is a failure of protection, typically tied to moisture movement and reinforcement corrosion, or to debonding and cracking that lets the panel shed surface mate