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Download or read book Performance Criteria for Concrete Durability written by H. Hilsdorf and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-06-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a state-of-the-art report prepared by RILEM Technical Committee 116-PCD and is an authoritative, international review of the subject and is an essential reference source for engineers and technologists. Performance Criteria for Concrete Durability explains key aspects of concrete durability, and the relationships between transport mechanisms and concrete durability characteristics. It reviews test methods for measuring permeability in the laboratory and on site, and discusses the many factors which influence the durability of concrete to carbonation, chlorides, abrasion etc.