Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-254) and index.
Framework for durability by specification -- Probabilistic approach to durability design -- Permeability and transport processes -- Corrosion of reinforcement in concrete -- Carbonation -- Chloride ingress -- Alkali-silica reaction -- Freeze/thaw effects -- Chemical attack: sulfates -- Chemical attack: acid and seawater attack -- Cracking in reinforced concrete structures -- Abrasion, erosion and cavitation -- Weathering and efflorescence.
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Fundamentals of Durable Reinforced Concrete presents the basic aspects of concrete durability. It will be of interest to specifiers, to postgraduate researchers and to undergraduates of engineering, architecture and building services.