Transport Processes in Concrete (Hardcover)

Contents:
Preface. 1. Physical and Chemical Processes in Concrete. 1.1 The Composition of Portland Cement. 1.2 Hydration Processes of Cement. 1.3 Hydration Heat. 1.4 Properties of Aggregates. 1.5 Structure of Concrete. 1.6 Basic Physical Transport Mechanisms. 1.7 Interaction of Chemical Compounds with the Solid Matrix. References. 2. Fundamentals of Transport Phenomena in Chemically Reacting Mixtures. 2.1 Basic Concepts of Continuum Mechanics. 2.2 Balance Laws for a Single Continuum Containing Moving Discontinuities. 2.3 Constitutive Equations for a Single Continuum. 2.4 Balance Laws for a Linear Chemically Reacting Mixture with Discontinuities. 2.5 Constitutive Equations for a Linear Mixture. References. 3. Models of Heat, Moisture and Chemical Compounds Transport in Porous Materials. 3.1 Models of Water and Water Vapour Transport. 3.2 Coupled Heat and Moisture Transport. 3.3 Transport of Chemical Compounds. 3.4 Complex Models. References. 4. Modeling Transport Processes in Concrete. 4.1 Commonly Employed Models. 4.2 Applicability Limits of General Models of Transport Phenomena in Porous Materials. 4.3 Recommended Model of Transport Processes in Concrete in Usual Service Conditions. 4.4 Recommended Model for Concrete in Severe Conditions. 4.5 Requirements to the Material Parameters Employed in the Models. References. 5. Experimental Methods for Determination of Field Variables and of Material Properties of Concrete. 5.1 Field Variables of Heat, Moisture and Chemical Compounds Transport. 5.2 Pore Distribution. 5.3 Hygric Properties. 5.4 Thermal Properties. 5.5 Other Parameters. References. 6. Examples of Practical Applications of Computational Models of Heat, Moisture and Salt Transport in the Design of Concrete Structures. 6.1 Building Physics Related Assessment of the Envelope. 6.2 Hydration Heat Related Problems in Large-scale Concrete Structures. 6.3 Concrete in High Temperature Conditions. 6.4 Salt Transport Induced Embedded Steel Corrosion. 6.5 Service Life Prediction Models. References. Appendix 1. Basic Mathematical Relations. Appendix 2. Recommended data for Material Parameters of Concrete. Subject Index.