This book presents a selection of the author‘s firsthand experience with incidents related to reinforced and prestressed concrete structures, helping readers

Some lessons are only learned from mistakes but, it’s much cheaper to learn from someone else’s mistakes than to have to do so from your own. Drawing on ove

Understanding and recognising failure mechanisms in concrete is a fundamental pre-requisite to determining the type of repair, or whether a repair is feasible.

Serviceability failures of concrete structures involving excessive cracking or deflection are relatively common, even in structures that comply with code requir

Reinforced concrete has the potential to be very durable and capable of withstanding a variety of adverse environmental conditions. However, failures in the str