Transport Properties of Concrete

Peter A. Claisse is Professor Emeritus at Coventry University and the author of more than 100 publications on construction and materials, including the Woodhead title Transport Properties of Concrete: Measurements and Applications. He graduated with a degree in Physics from Oxford University and then spent the next 9 years working as a Civil Engineer on major UK construction sites including 4 years on the Torness nuclear power station.?After obtaining a PhD in Civil Engineering at Leeds University, studying Silica Fume in concrete, he then went to the AEA Technology Harwell laboratory for 3 years to work on Nuclear waste containment.?He was at Coventry University for 20 years, teaching Civil Engineering Materials and researching transport processes in concrete and the use of secondary materials in cement.

Transport Properties of Concrete: Modelling the Durability of Structures, Second Edition, covers how to measure transport properties and use the results to model performance. The transport properties of concrete and measurements of the ability of ions and fluids to move through the material. These properties largely determine the durability of concrete and of steel embedded within it, as well as the effectiveness of structures such as waste containment barriers. The book provides a comprehensive examination of the subject and will be of use to all concerned with the durability and effectiveness of concrete structures.

1. The transport properties of concrete and the equations that describe them
2. Computer models to predict the transport processes in concrete
3. Surface tests to determine transport properties of concrete - I: the tests
4. Surface tests to determine transport properties of concrete - II: analytical models to calculate permeability
5. Surface tests to determine transport properties of concrete - III: measuring gas permeability
6. Measurements of gas migration in concrete
7. Water vapour and liquid permeability measurements in concrete
8. Measurement of porosity as a predictor of the transport properties of concrete
9. Factors affecting the measurement of the permeability of concrete
10. Electrical tests to analyse the transport properties of concrete - I: modelling diffusion and electromigration
11. Electrical tests to analyse the transport properties of concrete - II: using a neural network model to derive diffusion coef?cients
12. Electrical tests to analyse the fundamental transport properties of concrete - III: modelling tests without applied voltages
13. Applications using measured values of the transport properties of concrete - I: predicting the durability of reinforced concrete
14. Applications using measured values of the transport properties of concrete - II: modelling the effect of gas pressure
15. Applications using measured values of the transport properties of concrete - III: predicting the transport of liquids through concrete barriers for waste containment
16. Applications using measured vaules of the transport properties of concrete - IIII Modelling the durability of concrete structures