SUGGESTIONS FOR A LOGICALLY - CONSISTENT STRUCTURE FOR SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION STANDARDS . DURABILITY OF BUILDING MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD IN BRIGHTON, NOVEMBER 7-9, 1990

Ability to predict the service life of building materials, components, and systems is needed to improve the selection process. Evaluation of durability using existing standards does not give adequate service life information. Because service life prediction is more complex than current durability evaluations, its standardization will require a new body of standards to be put in place. The standards must define a general methodology, and essential components of the methodology. These are environmental characterization, characterization of the item whose service life is to be predicted, identification of the mechanisms and kinetics of the degradation processes, devlopment of mathematical models of degradation, application of the models in service life prediction, and reporting of the results. It is proposed that the needed standards must comprise a hierarchy with the highest level being the general methodology, the second level defining the essential components of the methodology, and the third and lower levels describing the application of the generic standards to specific materials, components, or systems. The development of the proposed hierarchy will require a well-coordinated activity which cuts across the interests of many different standards committees. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Frohnsdorff, G
  • Masters, L
• Publication Date: 1991

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 113-126
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  • Publication of: E and F Spon Limited
  • Publisher: E and F Spon Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Atterberg limits; Concrete; Conferences; Forecasting; Mathematical models; Service life; Standards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00617497
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-419-15480-9
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1992 12:00AM