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Importance of microstructural understanding for durable and sustainable concrete



Title: Importance of microstructural understanding for durable and sustainable concrete
Author(s): K.L. Scrivener
Paper category : conference
Book title: International Conference on Microstructure Related Durability of Cementitious Composites
Editor(s): W. Sun, K. van Breugel, C. Miao, G. Ye and H. Chen
Print-ISBN: 978-2-35158-065-3
e-ISBN: 978-2-35158-084-4
Publisher: RILEM Publications
Publication year: 2008
Pages: 333 - 344
Total Pages: 12
Nb references: 14
Language: English


Abstract: This paper presents the importance of microstructural studies for understanding concrete durability. Three examples - sulfate attack; alkali silica reaction and bacteriogenic corrosion in sewers are used to illustrate the pitfalls which can arise from conventional empirical testing, particularly when blended or non-Portland cements are used. The pressure to provide more sustainable cements with lower CO2 emissions will inevitably lead to major changes in the chemistry of concrete. Therefore it is important to properly understand durability and the microstructural mechanisms involved to design appropriate performance based criteria to using the increasing diversity of concrete which will become available.
(NB a similar version of this paper will also be presented at the 2nd International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR 2008), Cape Town, South Africa 24-26 November 2008)


Online publication: 2009-06-09
Publication type : full_text
Public price (Euros): 0.00


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