This book presents the work of RILEM Technical Committee 270-CIM: Benchmarking Chloride Ingress Models on Real-life Case Studies – Theory and Practice. It provides a comparative benchmark analysis of various types of chloride ingress models with emphasis on short, medium and long-term predictions.

The book is subdivided in five chapters. The first chapter is an introduction on the benchmark and selected cases. The second chapter reports theoretical backgrounds of various analytical and numerical models for chloride ingress, followed by a short description of the models employed in the benchmark analysis. Chapter three describes the benchmark results of the 
Marine Submerged case, and chapter 4 of the 
Road Sprayed case. The last chapter reports conclusions, guidelines for calibration and recommendations.

The book will benefit academics, designers, engineers, consultants, but also asset owners and standardization committees interested in durability and service life assessment of concrete structures.

Tabella dei contenuti

Introduction.- Models for chloride ingress – an overview.- Marine submerged.- Road sprayed.- Conclusions.

Circa l’autore

Eddie Koenders is professor at the Institute of Construction and Building Materials of TU Darmstadt, Germany.
Kei-ichi Imamoto is professor of building strctures/materials of Tokyo University of Science, Japan.