George Somerville

Management of Deteriorating Concrete Structures (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Demolishing and rebuilding is becoming less and less of an option, and developing trends such as the growth of PFI are directing attention to whole life costing. With the relentless drive towards greater sustainability, proper asset management of the existing infrastructure will become increasingly important in the future.This authoritative book dr

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040212677
• Artikelnr.: 72538462

Autorenporträt

George Somerville is a consultant, chairman of UKCARES, and a visiting professor at Imperial College, London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineers, the Institutions of Civil and Structural Engineers, and an Honorary Member of the American Concrete Institute. He was formerly Director of Engineering at the British Cement Association and Director of Research at the Cement and Concrete Association.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Feedback and Perspective on Deterioration 3. Management
and Maintenance Systems 4. Defects, Deterioration Mechanisms and Diagnosis
5. Structural Assessment 6. Repair and Remedial Options 7. Implications for
Service Life Design of New Construction 8. Future Developments