Testing of Concrete in Structures, Third Edition

Testing in Concrete Structures provides a comprehensive overview of the techniques involved in testing concrete in structures. It discusses both established techniques and new methods, showing potential for future development, and documents them with illustrative examples. Topics which have been expanded are those where the most significant advances have taken place, for example integrity assessment, sub-surface radar, corrosion assessment and localized dynamic response tests. The fourth edition also covers the new trends in equipment and procedures, such as the continuation of general moves to automate test methods and developments in digital technology and the growing importance of performance monitoring, and includes new and updated references to standards. The non-specialist civil engineer involved in assessment, repair or maintenance of concrete structures will find this a thorough update of the third edition. "The principal aim of this book is to provide an overview of the subject for nonspecialist engineers who are responsible for the planning of test programmes. The scope is wide in order to cover comprehensively as many aspects as possible of the testing of hardened concrete in structures. The tests, however, are treated in sufficient depth to create a detailed awareness of procedures, scope and limitations, and to enable meaningful discussions with specialists about specific methods. Carefully selected references are also included for the benefit of those who wish to study particular methods in greater detail ..."--ENGnetBASE Site This book provides a comprehensive overview of the techniques involved in testing concrete in structures. The non-specialist civil engineer involved in assessment, repair or maintanance of concrete structures will find this a thorough update of the second edition, with an expansion of those areas where recent developments have made significant advances, for example in integrity assessment. The new edition of this book is a careful revision which takes into account the trends and developments in concrete testing assessment, repair and maintenance that have occurred since the publication of the first edition.