1st Edition
Internal Swelling Reactions in Concrete Mechanisms and Condition Assessment
1. Introduction.
2. Internal Swelling Reactions (ISR) Mechanisms.
3. Assessing Condition of ISR-Affected Concrete.
4. Visual Inspection and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT).
5. Microscopic Analyses.
6. Mechanical Tools.
7. Multi-Level Assessment of ISR-Affected Concrete.
8. Forecasting Future Performance & Managing Critical Infrastructure.
9. Case Study: Condition Assessment of the Robert-Bourassa/Charest (RBC) Overpass.
10. Conclusions and Future Works.
Biography
Leandro F. M. Sanchez is an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Ottawa. He is the deputy chair of the RILEM TC AAR – Alkali-aggregate mitigation in concrete and the chair of ACI Committee 221 – Aggregates. He is also the chair of the 17th International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete (ICAAR).
