Durability of Engineering Structures : Design, Repair and Maintenance

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bijen, J.

Series:

Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strength of materials--Deterioration.

Strength of materials.

Structural engineering--Service life.

Structural engineering.

Materials.

Building materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Other Title:

Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering

Place of Publication:

Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Civil engineering failures currently amount to 5 to 10 % of the total investment in new buildings and structures. These failures not only represent important cost considerations, they also have an environmental burden associated with them. Structures often deteriorate because not enough attention is given during the design stage and most standards for structural design do not cover design for service life. Designing for durability is often left to the structural designer or architect who may not have the necessary skills, and the result is all too often failure, incurring high maintenance and

Contents:

Front Cover; Durability of Engineering Structures: Design, Repair and Maintenance; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; About the author; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Metals; 2.1 General; 2.2 Corrosion mechanisms; 2.3 Corrosion types; 2.4 Metal corrosion in practice; 2.5 Protection of metals; 2.6 References; Chapter 3. Concrete; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Chemical degradation mechanisms; 3.3 Frost-thaw and de-icing salt damage; 3.4 Reinforcement corrosion; 3.5 Principles of protection and repair of concrete structures; 3.6 Repair mortars; 3.7 Crack repair methods

3.8 Protective surface treatments3.9 Cathodic protection systems; 3.10 Practical cases of repair; 3.11 References; Chapter 4. Wood; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Deterioration; 4.3 Protection; 4.4 Hazard and durability classes; 4.5 Maintenance and restoration; 4.6 Repair; 4.7 References; Chapter 5. New high-performance materials; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 High-performance concrete; 5.3 High-performance steel; 5.4 Fibre-reinforced polymers; 5.5 References; Chapter 6. Strategies for durability design, maintenance and repair; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Definitions

6.3 Listing of deterioration mechanisms and effects6.4 Approaches to design for service life; 6.5 Probabilistic approach to service life design; 6.6 Redundancy and over-design; 6.7 Maintenance strategies; 6.8 Life-cycle costing; 6.9 Environmental life-cycle assessment; 6.10 References; Chapter 7. Case studies; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Specification; 7.3 Case study 1: steel and concrete bridges in a warm marine environment; 7.4 Repair of reinforced concrete floors; 7.5 Wooden piles; 7.6 References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-37327-X

9786610373277

1-61344-353-6

1-85573-856-2