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Testing Durability on Construction Materials
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7708-6995
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0372-949X
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7131-7967
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-4289
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4791-5123
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6849-3241
The durability of construction materials is a key concern and can be related to different actions such as weathering conditions outdoors enhanced by climatic change, chemical and biological attack, abrasion, and other conditions of service over time. Frequently, several actions develop simultaneously, making it difficult to reproduce in situ conditions in laboratory. Furthermore, testing to assess durability depends largely on the nature of the material itself or on the way it has been assembled with other materials. The ageing techniques to assess long-term durability performance of construction materials are based on accelerated durability tests, which include, for example, thermal stress, freeze–thaw cycles, air pressure, salt crystallization, chemical weathering, and ultraviolet radiation. These tests allow the assessment of the materials’ structural integrity, as well as their aesthetics. In this chapter, the main trends on durability tests on construction materials, such as clay-based, cementitious and polymeric composites, natural stone, metals, wood, and bituminous binders and mixtures, will be presented and discussed.
Testing Durability on Construction Materials
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7708-6995
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0372-949X
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7131-7967
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-4289
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4791-5123
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6849-3241
The durability of construction materials is a key concern and can be related to different actions such as weathering conditions outdoors enhanced by climatic change, chemical and biological attack, abrasion, and other conditions of service over time. Frequently, several actions develop simultaneously, making it difficult to reproduce in situ conditions in laboratory. Furthermore, testing to assess durability depends largely on the nature of the material itself or on the way it has been assembled with other materials. The ageing techniques to assess long-term durability performance of construction materials are based on accelerated durability tests, which include, for example, thermal stress, freeze–thaw cycles, air pressure, salt crystallization, chemical weathering, and ultraviolet radiation. These tests allow the assessment of the materials’ structural integrity, as well as their aesthetics. In this chapter, the main trends on durability tests on construction materials, such as clay-based, cementitious and polymeric composites, natural stone, metals, wood, and bituminous binders and mixtures, will be presented and discussed.
Testing Durability on Construction Materials
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7708-6995
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0372-949X
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7131-7967
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-4289
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4791-5123
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6849-3241
The durability of construction materials is a key concern and can be related to different actions such as weathering conditions outdoors enhanced by climatic change, chemical and biological attack, abrasion, and other conditions of service over time. Frequently, several actions develop simultaneously, making it difficult to reproduce in situ conditions in laboratory. Furthermore, testing to assess durability depends largely on the nature of the material itself or on the way it has been assembled with other materials. The ageing techniques to assess long-term durability performance of construction materials are based on accelerated durability tests, which include, for example, thermal stress, freeze–thaw cycles, air pressure, salt crystallization, chemical weathering, and ultraviolet radiation. These tests allow the assessment of the materials’ structural integrity, as well as their aesthetics. In this chapter, the main trends on durability tests on construction materials, such as clay-based, cementitious and polymeric composites, natural stone, metals, wood, and bituminous binders and mixtures, will be presented and discussed.
Testing Durability on Construction Materials
Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering
Chastre, Carlos (editor) / Neves, José (editor) / Ribeiro, Diogo (editor) / Neves, Maria Graça (editor) / Faria, Paulina (editor) / Chastre, Carlos (author) / Faria, Paulina (author) / Neves, José (author) / Ludovico-Marques, Marco (author) / Biscaia, Hugo (author)
2023-03-29
23 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Biological agents , Bituminous binders and mixtures , Brick , Cementitious composites , Clayish materials , Polymeric composites , Natural stone , Salts , Weathering , Frost , UV radiation , Wood Engineering , Surveying , Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences , Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering
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