1st Edition

Durability of Concrete Structures and Constructions Silos, Bunkers, Reservoirs, Water Towers, Retaining Walls

By L.M. Poukhonto Copyright 2003
    422 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Contents: General principles of durability design of reinforced concrete structures: State of the art; Structural features of engineering installations for storage of dry materials and liquids; Analysis of defects and damages in reinforced concrete silos, bunkers, and reservoirs in service; Analysis of main degradation processes in concrete and reinforced concrete structures of engineering installations; Analysis of models of durability for the main degradation processes in concrete and reinforcement ; Investigation of statistical parameters of operational loads in engineering structures; Experimental and theoretical investigation of strength of reinforced concrete members of engineering structures under sustained low-cycle loading; Durability design of reinforced concrete structures of engineering installations based on the Limit State Method; Application of Finite Element Method in numerical investigation of durability of reinforced concrete silos; Practical methods of enhancing durability of reinforced concrete structures of engineering installations service; Conclusion; Index.

    General principles of durability design of reinforced concrete structures;

    Structural features of engineering installations for storage of dry materials and liquids;

    Analysis of defects and damages in reinforced concrete silos, bunkers, and reservoirs in service;

    Analysis of main degradation processes in concrete and reinforced concrete structures of engineering installations;

    Analysis of models of durability for the main degradation processes in concrete and reinforcement;

    Investigation of statistical parameters of operational loads in engineering structures;

    Experimental and theoretical investigation of strength of reinforced concrete members of engineering structures under sustained low-cycle loading;

    Durability design of reinforced concrete structures of engineering installations based on the Limit State Method;

    Application of Finite Element Method in numerical investigation of durability of reinforced concrete silos;

    Practical methods of enhancing durability of reinforced concrete structures of engineering installations service;

    Conclusion;

    Index.

    Biography

    L.M. Poukhonto