Publication detail

Sustainability of Concrete Structures in Terms of Concrete Frost Resistance Determination

KOCÁB, D. DANĚK, P. ŽÍTT, P. VYMAZAL, T.

Original Title

Sustainability of Concrete Structures in Terms of Concrete Frost Resistance Determination

Type

book chapter

Language

English

Original Abstract

This chapter deals with determining the frost resistance of concrete built in a structure. The test result can be used as one of the input parameters in sustainability indicator calculation, e.g., when there is a need to assess the suitability of different concrete structure repair designs in terms of sustainability. Almost all standards dealing with concrete frost resistance prescribe testing specimens made in moulds. This is a fundamental problem when testing an existing concrete structure. The aim of the experiment described is to propose a method for determining the frost resistance of concrete by testing core samples. Several options were exercised. The non-destructive methods include the ultrasonic pulse velocity and resonance methods, while the destructive method includes the tensile splitting strength test.

Keywords

Sustainability; concrete; frost resistence; concrete structure

Authors

KOCÁB, D.; DANĚK, P.; ŽÍTT, P.; VYMAZAL, T.

Released

12. 4. 2021

Publisher

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Location

Switzerland

ISBN

978-3-030-63878-8

Book

Environmental Challenges in Civil Engineering

Pages from

63

Pages to

76

Pages count

14

URL

https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030638788

BibTex

@inbook{BUT170852,
  author="Dalibor {Kocáb} and Petr {Daněk} and Petr {Žítt} and Tomáš {Vymazal}",
  title="Sustainability of Concrete Structures in Terms of Concrete Frost Resistance Determination",
  booktitle="Environmental Challenges in Civil Engineering",
  year="2021",
  publisher="Springer Nature Switzerland AG",
  address="Switzerland",
  pages="63--76",
  doi="10.1007/978-3-030-63879-5",
  isbn="978-3-030-63878-8",
  url="https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030638788"
}