Index 189
physcial attacks, 151–153
processes of, 144–145
sea water, 155–156
thaumasite, 147–149
Super absorbent polymers (SAP),
74, 76
Sustainability, 4
Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge
collapse, 37–38
Tensile stresses, 53, 83–84
Thaumasite, 145, 147–149
Thermal conductivity of concrete,
125–126
Thermal cracking, 43, 83
cryogenic condition, 119–122
early-age, 83–84, 85, 87, 91
mechanical properties, role of, 87,
89, 90
temperature gradients, 118–119
wind conditions, impact of, 92
Thermal loading, 39
Thermal shrinkage
early-age thermal cracking; see
Thermal cracking
mitigating, 92, 93
overview, 82–83
Thermodynamic disequilibrium, 105
Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), 123
Time-dependent failure probability,
23–24
Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, 37
Tsunami seawalls, failure of, 37
Tuutti model, 7
Visco-elasticity, 29
Walnut Lane Bridge, 5
West Development Strategy, Chinese,
153–154
X-ray computed microtomography, 157
Young’s modulus, 83, 87, 89, 128