Long-term Performance and Durability of Masonry Structures: Degradation Mechanisms, Health Monitoring and Service Life Design

The focus of the book is on the long-term performance of masonry and historical structures. The book covers a wide range of related topics including degradation mechanisms in different masonry types, structural health monitoring techniques, and long-term performance and service life design approaches. The focus is on individual construction materials, the composite system as a whole, and the structural performance. In the contents, the term masonry is defined relatively broadly and includes the typical construction techniques and materials. Each chapter reflects recent findings and current state of the art and to provide practical guidelines. Key topics covered include: the theoretical background , transport properties , testing and modeling, protective measures and standards and codes. Covering all issues related to durability including degradation mechanisms, testing and design, monitoring, and service life designFocus on different masonry construction typesFollowing a theory to practice approachPotential for use as a 'one stop' reference for advanced postgraduate courses focusing on durability of masonry and historical constructions INDICE: Part I: Durability and degradation mechanisms 1. Clay brick masonry structures 2. Concrete block structure 3. Stone masonry 4. Adobe masonry 5. Timber masonry 6. FRP-strengthened stone masonry 7. FRP-strengthened masonry 8. TRM-strengthened masonry Part II: Health monitoring and testing 9. Dynamic monitoring and identification 10. Thermographic monitoring 11. Acoustic emission testing 12. Fiber sensor bragging systems 13. Probabilistic structural health monitoring Part III: Long-term performance and and service life design 14. Long-term performance and failure of  masonry structures 15. Service life design of timber structures 16. Service life design of stone Masonry structure 17. Probabilistic modeling of aging masonry

• ISBN: 978-0-08-102110-1
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 750
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés