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Concrete in Extreme Environments

English · Hardback

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Provides indicative case studies of concrete in extreme environments or conditions. Gives vital insights to help designers and users of concrete in unusual situations. A truly international authorship.

List of contents

1. Recognising extreme environments D. Wimpenny 2. Extreme response of reinforced concrete framed buildings using static and dynamic procedures for progressive collapse analysis E. Brunesi, G. Faga and D. Cicola 3. Use of calcium aluminate cements in H2S biogenic environment François Saucier, Jean Herisson and Dominique Guinot 4. High cycle fatigue of concrete structures, in harsh environments; design and monitoring M. K. Hovgaard 5. Validation of models for prediction of chloride ingress in concrete exposed in de-icing salt road environment Luping Tang 6. Evolution of corrosion parameters in a buried pilot nuclear waste container in el Cabril C. Andradea et al. 7. Reactions of cements in geothermal wells Neil B. Milestone

About the author

Professor John Bull is Head of Civil Engineering, Northumbria University.
Dr Xiangming Zhou is Reader in Civil Engineering at Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, Brunel University.

Summary

Contemporary events have shown that buildings designed to modern day codes need to be able to resist accidental extreme actions such as impact, explosions, weather, chemical and seismic events.

Product details

Authors John Bull
Assisted by John Bull (Editor), John (Whittles Publishing Bull (Editor), Xiangming Zhou (Editor), Ziangming Zhou (Editor)
Publisher Porto Press Ltd
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.07.2018
 
EAN 9781849953276
ISBN 978-1-84995-327-6
No. of pages 256
Dimensions 243 mm x 162 mm x 23 mm
Weight 778 g
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering

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