Concrete in the Marine Environment

List of contents

Marine structures. The marine environment. Composition, microstructure and properties of concrete. History of concrete exposed to seawater. Causes of deterioration of concrete in seawater. Selection of materials and proportions for durable concrete mixtures. Concrete practice. Repair of marine structures. The future of concrete in marine construction. Index.

About the author

P. Kumar Mehta is Professor Emeritus in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley.

Summary

This book reviews the marine environment, the composition and properties of concrete, history of concrete performance in seawater, causes of deterioration of concrete in the marine environment, selection of materials proportions for durable concrete, concrete practice and repair of marine structures.

Product details

• Authors: P. K. Mehta, P.K. Mehta
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367866327
• ISBN: 978-0-367-86632-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Modern Concrete Technology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Dams & Reservoirs, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Civil engineering, surveying and building