Durability of building materials and components in agricultural environments

The agricultural environment has its main influence on floor surfaces in buildings and structures. The floor surfaces are exposed to a chemical and physical environment, which is very aggressive, because of different factors originating from manure, drinking water and feed stuff. Floors and other building components of farm buildings show different degrees of degradation. Concrete material, which is often used in floors and walls need a high material quality to resist against the chemical and physical attacks. This paper will present a brief review of recently performed research about durability of building materials and components in agricultural environment.