Durability and service life design of concrete constructions have considerable socio-
economic and environmental consequences, in which the permeability of concrete to …

The degradation of a concrete structure in northern climate is mainly due to the corrosion of
steel reinforcements and cumulative damages from mechanical loading. Infrastructure …

Results of a statistical analysis of transport properties measurements carried out on a
number of concrete mixtures are presented. Migration and drying experiments were …

Conducting technical and economic evaluations is important for mining investment and
mining operation decision-making. Traditional economic evaluation methods rarely address …

The Rosenblueth point estimator method is used to propagate uncertainty on stochastic
parameters in a multi-ionic reactive transport model for concrete degradation. The …

Steel reinforcing bars in concrete are protected from corrosion by a thin oxide film that is
created on the steel surface in the highly alkaline environment of the concrete. Corrosion …

Existing riverbank riprap could face the risk of failure if the flood regime changes in future.
Additionally, changed sediment transport in rivers, as a possible result of climate change …

Aging bridge infrastructure may jeopardize safety, and its economic impact has raised
concerns worldwide. Reinforced concrete is a major component of bridge infrastructure …

An experimental campaign supports a model named TransChlor for bringing liquid water
moved by capillary suction and chloride ions into concrete. The principal objective of the …

Over the last decade, there has been an increasing interest in models for the evaluation and
prediction of the condition of bridges in Canada due to their large number in an advanced …