Concrete Repair - A Practical Guide

This straightforward book serves as a practical guide to engineers on the processes to be followed in commissioning a concrete repair. It stresses the need to fully understand the cause, extent, and location of the problem by appropriate in situ and laboratory testing, and outlines the steps to a successful repair. It includes sections on the different repair techniques, giving practical advice as to where and when to use them, and warns of the pitfalls of their incorrect use. It also includes an up-to-date guide on the current standards for repair and provides ample references to other sources of information.

List of contents

Understanding defects, testing and inspection. The petrographic examination of concrete and concrete repairs. Structural aspects of repair. Cathodic protection of structures. Cathodic protection using thermal sprayed metals. Service life aspects of cathodic protection of concrete structures. Instrumentation and monitoring of structures. Electrochemical chloride extraction. Electrochemical realkalisation. Corrosion inhibitors. European standards for concrete repair. Concrete repair -a contractor’s perspective. Sprayed concrete for repairing concrete structures. Durability of concrete repairs. Service-life modelling for chloride-induced corrosion. Case studies in the use of FRPs. Coatings for concrete. Index.

About the author

Michael Grantham is a Director of Concrete Solutions and a Consultant to Sandberg LLP.

Product details

• Authors: Michael G. (Concrete Solutions Grantham
• Assisted by: Michael G. Grantham (Editor), Grantham Michael G. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.03.2007
• EAN: 9781138073555
• ISBN: 978-1-138-07355-5
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Building skills & trades, Building construction & materials, Building construction and materials, Building skills and trades, Construction & heavy industry, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Construction and heavy industry