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Eco-efficient Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Infrastructures, Second Edition provides an updated, state-of-the-art review on the latest advances in this important research field. The first section is brought fully up-to-date and focuses on deterioration assessment methods. Section two contain...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Pacheco-Torgal, Fernando (Editor), Melchers, Robert E. (Editor), Shi, Xianming (Editor), Saez Perez, Andres (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Woodhead Publishing, [2024]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
Subjects:
Concrete construction > Maintenance and repair.
Sustainable construction.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Eco-efficient Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Infrastructures
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • 1 Introduction to the second edition of eco-efficient repair and rehabilitation of concrete infrastructures
  • 1.1 Repair and rehabilitation of concrete infrastructures on the context of sustainable development
  • 1.2 Outline of the book
  • References
  • I. Deterioration assessment
  • 2 Service life estimation of concrete infrastructure
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Service life estimation
  • 2.3 Causes of reinforced concrete infrastructure deterioration
  • 2.3.1 Overview
  • 2.3.2 Physical damage
  • 2.3.3 Loss of concrete alkalinity
  • 2.3.4 Alkali aggregate reactivity
  • 2.3.5 Atmosphere-related deterioration
  • 2.3.6 Effect of seawater
  • 2.3.7 Reinforcement corrosion basics
  • 2.4 Carbonation-induced corrosion of reinforcement
  • 2.4.1 Basic notions
  • 2.4.2 Classical observations
  • 2.4.3 Depth of carbonation
  • 2.4.4 Recent observations
  • 2.5 Chloride-induced reinforcement corrosion
  • 2.5.1 Theory versus practical experience and observations
  • 2.5.2 Hornibrook Bridge, Brisbane
  • 2.5.3 Handrails at Arbroath, Scotland