1st Edition

Biodeterioration of Concrete

By Thomas Dyer Copyright 2017
298 Pages
by CRC Press

300 Pages 7 Color & 110 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

210 Pages 7 Color & 110 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Awareness of the importance of ensuring durability of concrete has been a growing concern of engineers, and there is now considerable understanding of the mechanisms, which cause its deterioration, and means of limiting such damage through the use of appropriate materials and approaches to design. Many of the deterioration mechanisms, which affect concrete, are the result of interaction with... Read more

Introduction. The Chemistry of Concrete Biodeterioration. Bacterial Biodeterioration. Fungal Biodeterioration. Plants and Biodeterioration. Damage to Concrete from Animal Activity.

Biography

Thomas Dyer, Ph.D, is a lecturer in the Division of Civil Engineering at the University of Dundee, Scotland.