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Durability failures in reinforced concrete structures are wasteful of resources and energy. The introduction to practice of European Standard EN 206-1 represents a significant shift in emphasis on the need to explicitly consider each potential durability threat when specifying and producing concrete. Fundamentals of Durable Reinforced Concrete presents the fundamental aspects of concrete durability including reinforcement corrosion, carbonation, chloride ingress, alkali-aggregate reaction, freeze/thaw damage, sulphate attack, chemical attack, cracking, abrasion and weathering. The background to the durability exposure classes in EN 206-1 is also explained. Future directions in performance-based specifications and mathematical modelling of degradation are presented. This book will be of particular interest to specifiers applying the principles of the new European Standard EN 206-1 for the first time, to postgraduate researchers in mathematical modelling of degradation mechanisms, to undergraduates of engineering, architecture and building technology, and students of advanced concrete technology who require a concise source of reference on concrete durability.

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'This book will be of particular interest to specifiers applying the principles of the new European Standard EN 206-1 for the first time; to postgraduate researchers in mathematical modeling of degradation mechanisms; to undergraduates of engineering, architecture, and building technology; and to students of advanced concrete technology who require a concise source of reference on concrete durability.' - Concrete International

An excellent handbook of the topic...provides the reader with clear, concise explanations of a complex theorotical topic demonstrated through a first generation engineering standard. The reader leaves with a clear understanding of where reinforced concrete durability standards have evolved to today and where they are heading in the future...The end of the volume includes fourteen pages of references and the book is backed by a well-developed index. This book is strongly recommended for corporate and academic engineering libraries. <br>-James A. Buczynski, Information Services Librarian, Seneca at York Learning Commons, E-Streams Vol 6, No.8 - August 2003 <br> This book will be of particular interest to specifiers applying the principles of the new European Standard EN 206-1..... <br>Book Notes<br>-Concrete International, November 2003 <br>

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Mark G. Richardson

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