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Cementitious Materials Performance in Aggressive Aqueous Environments – Engineering Perspectives

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Performance of Cement-Based Materials in Aggressive Aqueous Environments

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Abstract

Concrete forms an indispensable element of structures throughout the world. It is essential that the production of concrete or cement-based materials meets predetermined expectations, which may be set out in the form of specifications or codes, the key considerations for which can be summarized as follows:

  • the intended design life of the structure or its constituent elements

  • the environmental exposure conditions

  • the essential requirements of serviceability

  • the fixation of measurable criteria to define serviceability failure

  • the planned maintenance requirements

  • the risk levels and safety factors.

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    In the Indian Code of Practice the concrete grades are designated with letter ‘M’, while in Eurocode the letter used is ‘C’ and the value is given in MPa.

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Chatterjee, A., Goyns, A. (2013). Cementitious Materials Performance in Aggressive Aqueous Environments – Engineering Perspectives. In: Alexander, M., Bertron, A., De Belie, N. (eds) Performance of Cement-Based Materials in Aggressive Aqueous Environments. RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5413-3_16

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