
Long-term Performance and Durability of Masonry Structures
Degradation Mechanisms, Health Monitoring and Service Life Design
Description
Key Features
- Covers all issues related to durability, including degradation mechanisms, testing and design, monitoring and service life design
- Focuses on different masonry construction types
- Presents a ‘one-stop’ reference for advanced postgraduate courses that focuses on the durability of masonry and historical constructions
Readership
Civil engineers, structural and materials scientists, architects and structural designers
Table of Contents
Part I: Durability and degradation mechanisms
1. Clay brick masonry structures
2. Concrete block structures
3. Stone masonry
4. Adobe masonry
5. Timber masonry
6. FRP-strengthened stone masonry
7. FRP-strengthened masonry
8. TRM-strengthened masonryPart 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 monitoringPart III: Long-term performance 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 structures
17. Probabilistic modeling of aging masonry
Product details
- No. of pages: 422
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Woodhead Publishing 2018
- Published: November 27, 2018
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780081021101
- eBook ISBN: 9780081021118
About the Editors
Bahman Ghiassi
Affiliations and Expertise
Paulo Lourenco
Affiliations and Expertise
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