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Download or read book Durabilidad del concreto reforzado written by José Gabriel Goméz Cortés and published by Universidad Nacional de Colombia. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Durabilidad del concreto reforzado es un libro de divulgación académica que presenta los temas esenciales sobre el comportamiento del concreto simple y reforzado ante la acción física y química de diferentes agentes externos. Adicionalmente, este libro recoge los resultados de investigaciones realizadas por el autor y sus experiencias en el área de la patología de estructuras en dicho material. En la actualidad, la permanencia de las construcciones es un aspecto determinante de la seguridad estructural, por esta razón se invita a considerar la durabilidad "por convicción mas que por coacción" en el diseño de las estructuras de concreto reforzado. La obra describe las propiedades físicas y químicas del concreto, haciendo énfasis en su permeabilidad. También presenta los diferentes agentes químicos que pueden atacarlo, como los sulfatos y los ácidos. Una parte importante del libro está dedicada a la reactividad del álcali en las partículas de agregado y a los procesos de carbonatación en el concreto. De igual manera, en su contenido se aborda el comportamiento de la piel del concreto normal y las particularidades en la durabilidad de los concretos de alto desempeño. Se cierra esta obra con la descripción del fenómeno de corrosión de las barras de acero de refuerzo.