Durability Design of Concrete Structures in Severe Environments

An essential guide for owners, consulting and construction engineers, this new edition provides a review of field experience and deteriorating processes, and outlines procedures for durability analysis and selection of additional protective strategies and measures. It also details performance-based concrete quality control and quality assurance with documentation of achieved construction quality, and compliance with specified durability. The text includes calculation of life cycle costs and life cycle assessment, as well as new recommended job specifications.