We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Prescriptive versus performance approaches for durability design - The end of innocence?
- Authors
Hooton, R. D.; Bickley, J. A.
- Abstract
Most concrete specifications tend to be prescriptive in nature and this can prevent concrete producers from optimizing their mixtures for local materials, and confuses the responsibility for the in-place performance of a structure. While it is generally agreed that performance is a superior way to specify concrete since it should clarify responsibilities and allow for innovation, many parties to construction are leery of adopting performance specifications. One of the major concerns is related to the lack of adequate performance tests and specification limits that relate to field performance. While current test methods are far from perfect, it is thought that there is sufficient experience to use them and that adoption of performance specifications will lead to development of better test methods.
- Subjects
NORTH America; CONCRETE durability; CONCRETE corrosion; CONCRETE specifications; CONCRETE industry; PREVENTION
- Publication
Materials & Corrosion / Werkstoffe und Korrosion, 2012, Vol 63, Issue 12, p1097
- ISSN
0947-5117
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/maco.201206780