Design of concrete structures for durability ; Example : Chloride penetration in the lining of a bored tunnel
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To design concrete structures for durability, all relevant performances that the structure has to fulfill and that can be influenced by degradations have to be defined. The probability that a given performance must be delivered within a design service life should also be considered. One of the consequences of the required reliability in the service life design of a structure is the fact that between the design service life and the mean service life, a margin must be present. This margin depends on the required level of reliability, the type of service life distribution and its mean value and scatter. Some examples for this margin are presented.
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TNO Identifier
280458
ISSN
00467316
Source
Heron, 43(4), pp. 227-244.
Publisher
Delft Univ of Technology
Place of publication
Delft, Netherlands
Pages
227-244