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2. Main pathologies of reinforced concrete
2.1 Causes and effects of damage
The main cause of pathologies in reinforced and prestressed concrete is water: it is involved in virtually every degradation mechanism. Degradations are usually classified into 3 main categories:
cracks ;
spalling ;
disaggregations.
Once the material and microenvironment have been examined, we are faced with the problem of defining the cause(s) of the damage ...
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Main pathologies of reinforced concrete
Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Products and systems for the protection and repair of concrete structures – Definitions – Requirements – Quality control and evaluation of conformity, CEN, Brussels. - EN 1504-10 - 2003
- Guide for Evaluation of Concrete Structures before Rehabilitation, Committee 364 Rehabilitation, American Concrete Institute, Detroit (MI), USA, 22 p. - ACI 364.1-R07 - (2007)
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