Concrete Repair: A Practical Guide - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138073555 ISBN 13: 9781138073555

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

Concrete is an inherently complex material to produce and an even more complex material to repair. With growing pressure to maintain the built environment, and not simply to demolish and rebuild, the need to repair concrete buildings and other structures is increasing and is expected to become of greater importance in the future.

This straightforward book serves as a practical guide to engineers on the processes to be followed in commissioning a concrete repair. It stresses the need to fully understand the cause, extent and location of the problem, by appropriate insitu and laboratory testing. And it outlines the steps to a successful repair. It includes sections on the different repair techniques, giving good practical advice as to where and when to use them, and the warns of the pitfalls of their incorrect use. It also includes an up-to-date guide on the current standards for repair, and provides a good bibliography on other sources of information and books on the various techniques.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Grantham is a Director of Concrete Solutions and a Consultant to Sandberg LLP.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138073555
• ISBN 13: 9781138073555
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Grantham Michael G.