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Implications of Pyrite Oxidation for Engineering Works
A. Brian Hawkins
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Description for Implications of Pyrite Oxidation for Engineering Works
Hardcover. This book examines the distress to buildings caused by sulphate-induced heave, with particular reference to recent problems in Dublin, Ireland. It discusses how buildings can be raised above their supporting foundation walls by the expansion pyritiferous fill. Num Pages: 314 pages, 95 black & white illustrations, 188 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 614.
The book highlights and analyses the distress to buildings caused by sulphate-induced heave, with particular reference to the recent problems in the Dublin area of Ireland. It describes the formation of pyrite, the processes involved in its oxidation and the various ways in which consequential expansion takes place. For the first time in the literature it 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. The significance of fractures through the iron sulphide microcrystals for the rate and extent of ... Read more
The book highlights and analyses the distress to buildings caused by sulphate-induced heave, with particular reference to the recent problems in the Dublin area of Ireland. It describes the formation of pyrite, the processes involved in its oxidation and the various ways in which consequential expansion takes place. For the first time in the literature it 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. The significance of fractures through the iron sulphide microcrystals for the rate and extent of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
307
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319002200
SKU
V9783319002200
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99-15
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