Sentence examples for development of durability from inspiring English sources

The chapter describes the development of durability philosophy from the pre-World War II days, when structural concrete was considered virtually maintenance free, to the present, where the provision of corrosion-monitoring devices are written into the contract documents, and operation and maintenance manuals are prepared in the construction phase.

This paper discusses strength of f′c>56 MPa, slumps of 230 270 mm, effect of the W/S ratio on the development of strength and durability of HPC at both fresh and hardened states.

The washing-machine product group represents a relevant case study for the development of a durability test and as a potential trigger to systematically address durability in the design of products.

At temperatures above 85 °C, long-term development of compressive strength and durability could be adversely affected (Türkel and Alabas 2005; Hwang et al. 2012).

Efforts to modify the brittle nature of conventional concrete resulted in development of ECCs offering durability under a broad range of environmental exposure, low embodied energy, and negative carbon footprint making it environmentally sustainable construction material with self healing potential.

However, certain inconsistencies were reported in terms of strength development and durability properties of the PLC concrete.

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of using local calcined kaolin or MK obtained commercially as pozzolan on the development of high strength and permeability/durability characteristics of concrete designed for a very low w/b ratio of 0.3.

The development and durability of a literary career is an unknowable thing; hence we are keener than mustard to try to divine it.

The strength development and durability of alkali-activated fly ash (FA) mortar with calcium carbide residue (CCR) as additive cured at ambient temperature were investigated in this paper.

The concomitant combination of the above mentioned mineral additions in Portland cement showed that the development of mechanical properties and durability of limestone mortars with quaternary binders were better than those of mortars without additions.

The performance of the grout was investigated in terms of flexural strength development and durability.