SESSION 3: REPORT OF THE FIP COMMISSION ON DURABILITY

A WORLD-WIDE SURVEY HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT TO EXAMINE THE STATE OF PRESTRESSED STRUCTURES AND HAS SHOWN AN EXTREMELY LOW PROPORTION OF CASES CAUSING CONCERN OUT OF THE 200,000 STRUCTURES EXAMINED. AS A RESULT OF ITS DELIBERATIONS, THE COMMISSION HAS PREPARED FIVE SUMMARIES, GIVING SUGGESTIONS FOR AVOIDING DAMAGE DUE TO CHEMICAL AND ELECTROLYTIC ATTACK AND PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHEN USING HIGH ALUMINA CEMENTS. RECOMMENDATIONS DEALING WITH GROUT AND GROUTING, PREVIOUSLY PREPARED BY A JOINT FIP/RILEM COMMITTEE, HAVE BEEN REVISED. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Cement and Concrete Association

  52 Grosvenor Gardens
  London SW1W 0AQ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Dumas, F D
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 59-66
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Cement & Concrete Assoc Cong Proc /UK/
  • Publisher: Cement and Concrete Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum oxide; Cement; Concrete structures; Corrosion; Durability; Grout; Prestressed concrete
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00214388
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1973 12:00AM