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Durability of Building Materials and Components

  • Provides a collection of recent research works
  • Contribute to the systematization and dissemination of knowledge related to the long-term performance and durability of buildings
  • Includes a set of new developments in the field of durability, service life prediction methodologies, the durability approach for historical and old buildings, asset and maintenance management and on the durability of materials, systems and components
  • Resumes of the current state of knowledge for benefit of professional colleagues
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Building Pathology and Rehabilitation (BUILDING, volume 3)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. A Probabilistic Framework for Performance-Based Durability Engineering

    • Madeleine Flint, Jack Baker, Sarah Billington
    Pages 1-33
  3. Planned Preventive Maintenance Activities: Analysis of Guidance Documents

    • Sónia Raposo, Jorge de Brito, Manuel Fonseca
    Pages 35-60
  4. Microstructure of Cement Paste Blended with Micronized Sand (MS)

    • Ying Wang, Guang Ye, K. van Breugel
    Pages 61-84
  5. Durability of Interior Renderings in Schools: Optimization of Envelope Insulation for Mitigation of Mould Growth Risk

    • N. M. M. Ramos, I. M. Ribeiro, J. M. P. Q. Delgado, V. P. de Freitas
    Pages 85-103
  6. Effects of Ageing and Moisture on Thermal Performance of ETICS Cladding

    • Bruno Daniotti, Riccardo Paolini, Fulvio Re Cecconi
    Pages 127-171
  7. Durability Assessment of Adhesive Systems for Bonding Ceramic Tiles on Façades: The Research and the Practice

    • Vasco Peixoto de Freitas, Helena Corvacho, Marisa Quintela, J. M. P. Q. Delgado
    Pages 173-205
  8. Environmental Factors Affecting Corrosion of Steel Inserts in Ancient Masonry

    • L. Bertolini, M. Carsana, B. Daniotti, E. Marra
    Pages 229-252
  9. Corrosion of Reinforcement in Existing Concrete Façades

    • Jukka Lahdensivu, Hanna Mäkelä, Pentti Pirinen
    Pages 253-274

About this book

Durability of Building Materials and Components provides a collection of recent research works to contribute to the systematization and dissemination of knowledge related to the long-term performance and durability of construction and, simultaneously, to show the most recent advances in this domain. It includes a set of new developments in the field of durability, service life prediction methodologies, the durability approach for historical and old buildings, asset and maintenance management and on the durability of materials, systems and components. The book is divided in several chapters that intend to be a resume of the current state of knowledge for benefit of professional colleagues.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of, Building Physics Laboratory, Porto, Portugal

    Vasco Peixoto de Freitas

  • Universidade do Porto, Laboratorio de Fisica das, Faculdade de Engenharia, Porto, Portugal

    J.M.P.Q. Delgado

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Durability of Building Materials and Components

  • Editors: Vasco Peixoto de Freitas, J.M.P.Q. Delgado

  • Series Title: Building Pathology and Rehabilitation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37475-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-37474-6Published: 31 July 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44055-7Published: 09 August 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-37475-3Published: 16 July 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2194-9832

  • Series E-ISSN: 2194-9840

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 274

  • Topics: Building Materials, Structural Materials, Solid Mechanics

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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