Durability and Safety of Concrete Structures in the Nuclear Context

In the field of nuclear energy, very challenging durability problems are being faced, such as how could the service life of present nuclear containments be prolonged and how can the durability of a radioactive storage on the very long term (several centuries) be assured? These difficult questions in a classical civil engineering view are even more complicated in the field of nuclear energy where the structures are massive and the safety of the installations has to be considered with specific care due to the related stakes. For concrete structures like the containment of nuclear power plants and the storages of radioactive waste, these stakes will be clarified with some examples of research concerning the mechanical behavior of concrete and concrete structures (at early age, in service on long scales of time and in the event of an accident), the durability of the concrete structures (leaching, swelling due to DEF) and the couplings between mechanics and durability. Finally, the importance of probabilistic aspects in durability and the inherent difficulties will be shown.

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  CRC Press/Balkema

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• Authors:
  • Torrenti, J M
  • Nahas, G
• Conference:
  • Sixth International Conference on Concrete under Severe Conditions: Environment and Loading
  • Location: Merida Yucatan, Mexico
  • Date: 2010-6-7 to 2010-6-9
• Publication Date: 2010-7-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 3-18
• Monograph Title: Concrete under Severe Conditions: Environment and Loading. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Concrete Under Severe Conditions (CONSEC'10), Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, 7-9 June 2010

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compressive strength; Concrete structures; Durability; Leaching; Nuclear power plants; Radioactive waste facilities; Viaducts
• Uncontrolled Terms: Delayed ettringite formation; Probabilistic analysis
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01373586
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780415593168
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 25 2012 9:39AM