Performancebased approach to durability of concrete

Performance-based specifications may offer greater advantages in improving concrete durability, but to be viable require suitable quality parameters to be defined and measured. In South Africa, a 'Durability Index' (DI) approach has been developed to address these concerns.

Apr 01,  · This article introduces the methodology for durability design of concrete repairs for infrastructures affected by deterioration in mid-life. A change of design approach is recommended, from the conventional “prescriptive approach” practiced by current design standards to performance-based approach” which considers the actual ageing process through probabilistic treatment.

Service life and durability of reinforced concrete structures depend primarily on the penetrability and thickness of the concrete cover. Currently, durability specifications in most Codes and Standards are based mainly on establishing constraints to the proportions of the concrete as function of the severity of the exposure. This approach ignores, to a large extent, the different performance

Factors Affecting Strength of Concrete Concrete strength is affected by many factors, such as quality of raw materials, water/cement ratio, coarse/fine aggregate ratio, age of concrete, compaction of concrete, temperature, relative humidity and curing of concrete. Quality of Raw Materials Cement: Provided the

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Nov 08,  · Intended Audience and Subject Matter. The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)–under contract from the Army Corps of Engineers, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, the US Air Force, the General Services Administration, the Department of Energy, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency—has developed this comprehensive federal guide for exterior envelope design

Overview and Criteria for Evaluation of Concrete Quality 86 4.6 Concrete Resistivity and Conductivity 87 4.6.1 Principle and Mechanism 87 4.6.2 Test Methods 87 4.6.3 Overview and Criteria for Evaluation of Concrete Quality 90 4.7 Final Remarks 91 References 92 5. Principles of the Performance-Based Approach for Concrete Durability 97

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Deterioration of cementitious systems- frost attack, freeze-thaw and alkali-silica reaction. Deterioration of cementitious systems- Shrinkage and Creep. Week 4. Deterioration of cementitious systems- Fire attack, abrasion and erosion. Condition assessment of concrete structures: Exposure conditions, visual inspection, on-site Concrete testing.

Concrete Concepts, applications, and measurement techniques by Hamed Layssi, Pouria Ghods, Aali R. Alizadeh, and Mustafa Salehi T he so-called rapid chloride permeability (RCP) test is a widely accepted approach for assessing the durability of concrete. Originally proposed by Whiting1 and since standardized as ASTM C12022 and AASHTO T 227,3 the

Sep 25,  · Beushausen H. et al. ( ) Principles of the Performance-Based Approach for Concrete Durability. In: Beushausen H., Fernandez Luco L. (eds) Performance-Based Specifications and Control of Concrete Durability.

Article citations More>>. N. Kaid, M. Cyr, S. Julien and H. Khelafi, “Durability of Concrete Containing a Natural Pozzolan as Defined by a Performance-Based

concrete contribution to the flexural response. This approach helps to reduce the over-conservatism introduced by neglecting the contribution of concrete [Choi et al., 2006]. In addition, Leon et al. [2007] also recommended increasing the slenderness limit of the steel tube against local buckling.

The best outcome is to simply burn less of anything. Fortunately, one of the least expensive and fastest ways to reduce the embodied carbon in concrete is to find alternatives to cement. So, a performance-based approach will lead to using less cement and thus less burning of solid waste, or anything else, in kilns. 6.

Mixture proportioning refers to selection of the proper amount of ingredients to make a batch of concrete. Selecting concrete proportions involves a balance between economy and requirements for placeability, strength, durability, density, and appearance. The required characteristics are governed by how the concrete will be used and by conditions expected to be encountered at the time of placement.

Concrete is uniquely positioned to contribute to society's sustainability challenges including durable infrastructure, affordable housing, and resilient buildings. As the most used building material in the world, there are significant opportunities to lower the environmental footprint of concrete and the structures that use them.

Jun 12,  · This paper presents a performance-based approach for evaluating the possibility of reducing the 28-day waiting period for healer sealer application on bridge decks with new concrete. An experimental program was developed and executed to evaluate the impact of healer sealer application parameters on crack sealing ability.

PERFORMANCE-BASED APPROACH TO EVALUATE ALKALI-SILICA REACTION POTENTIAL OF AGGREGATE AND CONCRETE USING DILATOMETER METHOD . A Dissertation . by . CHANG SEON SHON . Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of . Texas A&M University . in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of . DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY . May . Major

Sep 25,  · Developing a performance-based testing methodology for specifying concrete durability, Engineering and physical sciences research council funded project

Apr 03,  · To transition to performance-based specifications, numerous stakeholders, such as architects, engineers, and specifiers, will have to collaborate to design the optimal mix for their project rather than rely on a predesigned mix. To encourage other drivers of low-carbon concrete, says Gregory, “we [also] need to address barriers of risk and cost.

Durable and Reliable Tunnel Structures, 2004) have nowadays been implemented in the fib Bulletin No. 34 Model Code for Service Life Design, 2006. 2. SERVICE LIFE DESIGN APPROACHES 2.1 Traditional durability design approaches Most design codes and standards for concrete structures contain a prescriptive or deemed-to-satisfy approach to the

FRAMEWORK FOR (PERFORMANCE-BASED) DURABILITY SPECIFICATION. Figure 4: Framework for a durability specification. A limitation of the approach above, if used on its own, is that it does not recognise the “matrixing” effect of binder type and exposure environment, particularly in relation to chloride environments.

compatibility issues and the need for a rational approach to durable concrete repairs, see Emmons, Vaysburd, and McDonald (1993 and 1994). Dimensional compatibility is one of the most critical com-ponents of concrete repair. Restrained contraction of

Performance-based Testing Methodology for Concrete Durability development of a methodology for testing the concrete durability to assess the performance limits set will be determined. Through this work, the performance methods adopted will satisfy the opposed to the prescriptive approach up to now. In addition, limitations for concrete

The durability of concrete structures in severe environments is not only related to design and materials but also to construction. Thus, much of the observed durability problems can be ascribed due to lack of proper quality control and quality assurance during concrete construction resulting in poorly achieved construction quality. Upon completion of new concrete structures, the achieved

resource for use in their approach to fire resistance design and evaluation of concrete and steel structures. This best practices guidance document provides the current best information to enable the use of the performance-based design approach for fire resistance design of those structures whose