Description
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. This is one of the reasons for the present reviewing of the Eurocodes used to design concrete structures. The definition of the use of concrete used in extreme environments is difficult, but extreme events are usually defined as those rare events which occur at the extreme ends of the statistical distribution in a particular situation. Often the clients who order the concrete structures are unable to determine the extremes of environments the concrete will encounter and rely on the designers and construction companies to be able to predict the service conditions.
About the Author
Reviews
`there are many books that examine the behaviour of concrete in adverse environment...but this takes concrete to another level... the chapters describe actual experiences in these unusual environments. ...this is a reassuring book that shows that concrete can be designed to deal with some of the most severe, extreme environments from around the world'. Concrete -------------------- 'To help increase access to a range of experiences, the chapters in the book have covered areas such as recognizing severe environments, construction materials failures with concrete in extreme environments, high cycle fatigue of concrete structures in harsh environments both in design and monitoring... ...will provide a valuable tool for practising engineers...' Concrete Plant + Precast Technology------------------'...a variety of authors describe their experience in using concrete in such environments as concrete dams, sewer networks, heavily-salted roadways, nuclear waste containers, and offshore wind-turbine towers...Survival depends upon...having a deep understanding of these forces both in the lab and in service'. Concrete Construction
Book Information
ISBN 9781849953276
Author John Bull
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Whittles Publishing
Publisher Whittles Publishing
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.
Reviews
`there are many books that examine the behaviour of concrete in adverse environment...but this takes concrete to another level... the chapters describe actual experiences in these unusual environments. ...this is a reassuring book that shows that concrete can be designed to deal with some of the most severe, extreme environments from around the world'. Concrete -------------------- 'To help increase access to a range of experiences, the chapters in the book have covered areas such as recognizing severe environments, construction materials failures with concrete in extreme environments, high cycle fatigue of concrete structures in harsh environments both in design and monitoring... ...will provide a valuable tool for practising engineers...' Concrete Plant + Precast Technology------------------'...a variety of authors describe their experience in using concrete in such environments as concrete dams, sewer networks, heavily-salted roadways, nuclear waste containers, and offshore wind-turbine towers...Survival depends upon...having a deep understanding of these forces both in the lab and in service'. Concrete Construction
Book Information
ISBN 9781849953276
Author John Bull
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Whittles Publishing
Publisher Whittles Publishing
