DETERIORATION OF CONCRETE : SYMPTOMS, CAUSES AND INVESTIGATION

This book provides information relating to recognizing and assessing the degradation that has occured in a structure. It is an outline of the importance and application of the following basic practices: detecting deterioration, understanding the causes of the observed degradation; and evaluating the condition of the structure. The causes and nature of the most frequently occurring durability problems (during construction and in-service) are analyzed, and methods of investigating the defects in materials and construction are detailed.