Fundamentals of Durable Reinforced Concrete [Paperback]

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. Alkaliaggregate reaction.? 12. Cracking in reinforced concrete structures.? 13. Abrasion, erosion and cavitation.? 14. Weathering and efflorescence.??

This covers reinforcement corrosion, carbonation, chloride ingress, alkali-aggregate reaction, freeze/thaw, sulfate attack, acid and seawater attack, cracking, abrasion, erosion, cavitation and weathering. With international standards, probabilistic design, mathematical modelling of deterioration mechanisms and performance-based tests.

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 explanation of the physical and chemical phenomena at play, determination of key performance parameters by mathematical modelling and physical testing, and current guidance for good practice. New chapters and sections examine the holistic approach to durability and significant aspects of traditional and new cementitious systems. The full range of threats to durability are covered in this single volume, including reinforcement corrosion, carbonation, chloride ingress, freeze-thaw effects, sulfate attack, acid and seawater attack, alkali-aggregate reaction, cracking, abrasion, erosion, cavitation, and weathering.

The book presents a framework for speclÝ