Performance of Cement-Based Materials in Aggressive Aqueous Environments State-of-the-Art Report, RILEM TC 211 - PAE /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Alexander, Mark (Editor), Bertron, Alexandra (Editor), De Belie, Nele (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports, 10
• Subjects: Engineering.; Civil engineering.; Building materials.; Building repair.; Buildings > Repair and reconstruction.; Structural materials.; Materials science.; Building Materials.; Building Repair and Maintenance.; Civil Engineering.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Structural Materials.

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 cons...