Damage to Concrete Structures

Unlike the more specialist books which deal with diagnosis techniques or non-destructive testing, with repair and strengthening of concrete structures or with specific degradation mechanisms such as sulfate attack or alkali-silica reaction, this book describes and explains the different types of damage to concrete structures comprehensively. It is written as a textbook for undergraduate and masters students, and is also helpful to practitioners such as design engineers, architects or consultants.

Geert De Schutter is a professor in the Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research at Ghent University, Belgium and Director of Development of RILEM. He has won the Vreedenburgh Award and RILEM’s Robert L’Hermite Medal.

Introduction, Inappropriate design, Errors during execution, Actions during hardening, Actions during service, Concluding remarks