TY - BOOK ID - 14307400 TI - Performance of cement-based materials in aggressive aqueous environments : state-of-the-art report, RILEM, TC 211-PAE AU - Alexander, Mark. AU - Bertron, Alexandra. AU - De Belie, Nele. AU - International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures. PY - 2013 VL - v. 10 SN - 2213204X SN - 9400754124 9400798393 9400754132 128394474X PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Cement. KW - Glass fibers. KW - Reinforced concrete -- Congresses. KW - Cement KW - Chemical & Materials Engineering KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Materials Science KW - Deterioration KW - Hydraulic cement KW - Engineering. KW - Civil engineering. KW - Building materials. KW - Building repair. KW - Buildings KW - Structural materials. KW - Materials science. KW - Building Materials. KW - Building Repair and Maintenance. KW - Civil Engineering. KW - Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. KW - Structural Materials. KW - Repair and reconstruction. KW - Building materials KW - Adhesives KW - Building construction. KW - Surfaces (Physics). KW - Materials. KW - Engineering KW - Engineering materials KW - Industrial materials KW - Engineering design KW - Manufacturing processes KW - Physics KW - Surface chemistry KW - Surfaces (Technology) KW - Public works KW - Materials KW - Buildings—Repair and reconstruction. KW - Architectural materials KW - Architecture KW - Building KW - Building supplies KW - Construction materials KW - Structural materials KW - Material science KW - Physical sciences KW - Building reconstruction KW - Building renovation KW - Building repair KW - Reconstruction of buildings KW - Remodeling of buildings KW - Renovation of buildings KW - Maintenance KW - Repairing KW - Reconstruction KW - Remodeling KW - Renovation KW - Protection KW - Conservation and restoration UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14307400 AB - Concrete and cement-based materials must operate in increasingly aggressive aqueous environments, which may be either natural or industrial.  These materials may suffer degradation in which ion addition and/or ion exchange reactions occur, leading to a breakdown of the matrix microstructure and consequent weakening.  Sometimes this degradation can be extremely rapid and serious such as in acidic environments, while in other cases degradation occurs over long periods.  Consequences of material failure are usually severe – adversely affecting the health and well-being of human communities and disturbing ecological balances. There are also large direct costs of maintaining and replacing deteriorated infrastructure and indirect costs from loss of production during maintenance work, which place a great burden on society. The focus of this book is on addressing issues concerning performance of cement-based materials in aggressive aqueous environments , by way of this State-of-the-Art Report. The book represents the work of many well-known and respected authors who contributed chapters or parts of chapters. Four main themes were addressed: I. Nature and kinetics of degradation and deterioration mechanisms of cement-based materials in aggressive aqueous environments, II. Modelling of deterioration in such environments, III. Test methods to assess performance of cement-based materials in such environments, and which can be used to characterise and rate relative performance and inform long term predictions, IV. Engineering implications and consequences of deterioration in aggressive aqueous environments, and engineering approaches to the problem. ER -