Durability design of concrete structures in severe environments

By designing in corrosion prevention and through preventive maintenance, you can substantially reduce the overall service cost of a concrete structure. Taking a probabilistic approach to the engineering design issues, this book tackles the challenge of controlling durability and service life of conc...

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Main Author Gjørv, Odd E.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2009.
Edition1st ed.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780203931417
0203931416
9781628708158
1628708158
1281932582
9781281932587
9781482265903
1482265907
0415414083
9780415414081
Physical Description1 online resource (x, 220 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Historical review
  • chapter 2 Field performance
  • chapter 3 Corrosion of embedded steel
  • chapter 4 Other deteriorating processes
  • chapter 5 Codes and practice
  • chapter 6 Probability of steel corrosion
  • chapter 7 Additional protective strategies and measures
  • chapter 8 Concrete quality control
  • chapter 9 Achieved construction quality
  • chapter 10 Condition assessment and preventive maintenance
  • chapter 11 Practical applications
  • chapter 12 Life cycle costs
  • chapter 13 Life cycle assessment
  • chapter 14 Recommended job specifications.