rdf-syntax-grammar
mods:
  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Concrete durability
    sub title: a practical guide to the design of durable concrete structures
  name:
    name part: Soutsos, Marios.
  name:
    name part: Knovel (Firm)
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    date issued: 2010
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 585 pages) : illustrations
  abstract: This is a comprehensive, practical guide for engineers involved in designing concrete structures of all types. It combines a thorough but accessible exposition of the principles of durable concrete design with a practical, hands-on approach to its application in construction projects.
  table of contents: Introduction / M. Soutsos -- Pore structure and transport processes / P.A.M. Basheer and S. Barbhuiya -- Physical deterioration mechanisms -- Deterioration mechanisms -- chemical. Sulfate attack / M. Sahmaran ; Acid attack / M. Sahmaran ; The alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR) damage to concrete / A. Poole ; Steel reinforcement corrosion / J. Broomfield -- Durability performance tests / A. Richardson -- Modelling and predicting effects of deterioration mechanisms / K. van Breugel [and others] -- Materials selection for improved durability performance. Chemical admixtures / R. Viles ; Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). Fly ash for enhanced concrete durability / L. Sear ; Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) / M.D. Connell ; Silica fume for concrete / R. Lewis ; Cement-metakaolin materials / A. Shvarzman and K. Kovler ; Alternative reinforcing materials to conventional steel reinforcement (black bars). Considerations for the design, specification and use of epoxy-coated reinforcing steel bars / S. Humphreys ; Galvanised steel reinforcement / D. Makepeace ; Stainless steel reinforcement / D. Cochrane ; Glass-fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) rebar / D. Gremel -- Construction processes for improved durability / K. Day -- Design aspects that can reduce risks from deterioration mechanisms / B. Marsh -- Case studies : durability problems, repair strategies or proper consideration to durability design? Deterioration of a dry dock facility / D. Wimpenny ; Delayed ettringite formation in a Malaysian highway structure : investigation and management strategy / D. Wimpenny ; Construction of a deep-water port / D. Wimpenny ; Thaumasite sulfate attack in a UK highway structure : investigation and management strategy / D. Wimpenny ; Installation of corrosion protection on the M4 elevated freeway, London / C. Atkins ; Systematic investigation and application of EN 1504 to a concrete repair project / J. Broomfield -- Improved abrasion resistance of factory floors / R. Lew…
  note: edited by Marios Soutsos.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Concrete
    topic: Testing
  subject:
    topic: Concrete
    topic: Deterioration
  subject:
    topic: Concrete
    topic: Deterioration
  subject:
    topic: Concrete
    topic: Testing
  classification: TA440 .C3234 2010eb
  classification: 620.11
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Concrete durability
    identifier: (OCoLC)459226014
  identifier: 9781680150704
  identifier: 1680150707
  identifier: 9780727740465
  identifier: 0727740466
  identifier: 9780727735171
  identifier: 0727735179
  identifier: http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login
  record info:
    record content source: KNOVL
    record creation date: 141016
    record change date: 20260609152545.2
    record identifier: in00003832494
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng