Performance-Based Specifications and Control of Concrete Durability: State-of-the-Art Report RILEM TC 230-PSC (RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports Book 18)

This work gives an overview of significant research from recent years concerning performance-based design and quality control for concrete durability and its implementation. In engineering practice, performance approaches are often still used in combination with prescriptive requirements. This is largely because, for most durability test methods, sufficient practical experience still has to be gained before engineers and owners are prepared to fully rely on them. This book, compiled by RILEM TC 230-PSC, is intended to assist efforts to successfully build the foundation for the full implementation of performance-based approaches through the exchange of relevant knowledge and experience between researchers and practitioners worldwide. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Introduction....Pages 1-7 Durability of Reinforced Concrete Structures and Penetrability....Pages 9-17 Prescriptive Durability Specifications....Pages 19-49 Test Methods for Concrete Durability Indicators....Pages 51-105 Principles of the Performance-Based Approach for Concrete Durability....Pages 107-131 Statistical Procedures for Performance-Based Specification and Testing....Pages 133-178 Responsibilities....Pages 179-196 Application Examples of Performance-Based Specification and Quality Control....Pages 197-266 Basis for the Statistical Evaluation of Measured Cover Depths in Reinforced Concrete Structures....Pages 267-299 Venlo Application Testing (Summary)....Pages 301-315 Venlo Application Testing (Individual Reports and Additional Data)....Pages 317-360 Conclusions....Pages 361-362 Back Matter....Pages 363-373 Performance-Based Specifications and Control of Concrete Durability