406 Pages
97 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
406 Pages
97 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
406 Pages
97 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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This new edition sets out the fundamental aspects of concrete durability with an emphasis on sustainability and carbon neutrality through performance-based methodologies. Global approaches to managing durability are explained from both a prescriptive and performance viewpoint. Achieving a balance between the interactive factors influencing durability and sustainability is supported by an... Read more
1. Durable concrete: the why and the how.
2. The prescriptive approach.
3. Durability design and the performance route to specification.
4. Permeability of traditional and innovative concretes.
5. Corrosion of reinforcement in concrete.
6. Carbonation.
7. Chloride ingress.
8. Freeze-thaw effects.
9. Chemical attack: sulfates.
10. Chemical attack: leaching, acid and seawater attack.
11. Alkali–aggregate reaction.
12. Cracking in reinforced concrete structures.
13. Abrasion, erosion and cavitation.
14. Weathering and efflorescence.
Biography
Mark G. Richardson is Professor Emeritus and formerly Head of the School of Civil Engineering at University College Dublin.
