Alkali-Aggregate Reaction and Structural Damage to Concrete: Engineering Assessment, Repair and Management by Geoffrey E. Blight, Mark G Alexander (Hardcover, 2011)
Since AAR was first identified in 1940, it has been a subject dominated by studies of the mineralogy of AAR-susceptible aggregates, the chemistry of the AAR and related reactions and laboratory tests used to diagnose AAR and predict potential future swelling. Civil and structural engineers have found the literature bewildering and difficult to apply to their immediate requirements of assessing the present and future effects of AAR on the strength, safety and serviceability of plain and reinforced concrete structures. The book discusses methods that can be used for laboratory destructive and in situ non-destructive testing to assess the effects of AAR, and in-service measurements and load-testing to assess the present and future safety of reinforced concrete structures. Methods of repair and rehabilitation and their long-term success are discussed, as are methods of halting or slowing the progress of AAR. At the same time, the fundamentals of AAR are explained in terms intelligible to the civil and structural engineer who is primarily trained in structural mechanics and design, but also needs to have a basic understanding of the AAR process and its effects on concrete.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-10
0415613531
ISBN-13
9780415613538
eBay Product ID (ePID)
105433139
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alkali-Aggregate Reaction and Structural Damage to Concrete: Engineering Assessment, Repair and Management
Author
Geoffrey E. Blight, Mark G Alexander
Format
PAPER over Boards, Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Mechanical Engineering
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
250 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
246mm
Item Width
174mm
Item Weight
590g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Geoffrey E. Blight, Mark G Alexander
Topic Area
Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Content Note
Black & White Tables, Figures, Black & White Plates