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Highlights and analyzes the distress to buildings caused by sulphate-induced heave
Describes the formation of pyrite, the processes involved in its oxidation and the various ways in which consequential expansion takes place
Discusses the way that buildings can be raised above their supporting foundation walls by the expansion of pyritiferous fill which has been used beneath ground-bearing floor slabs in Ireland
Photographs and profiles of sulphate development and ingress into concrete, plus case histories from the UK, North America and Ireland add abundant details and clarification
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
A. Brian Hawkins
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Implications of Pyrite Oxidation for Engineering Works
Authors: A. Brian Hawkins
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00221-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-00220-0Published: 30 August 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37519-9Published: 01 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-00221-7Published: 30 July 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 307
Number of Illustrations: 95 b/w illustrations, 188 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Civil Engineering, Environment, general, Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics