Cracks in concrete: Is corrosion

inevitable?
Are design criteria correct?
Wednesday 2 March 2016

6:00 PM for 6:30 PM start. Finish ~8.00 PM.

Little Channels, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 3PT

Presentation

Reinforced concrete is designed to limit crack widths, the magnitude of which is

dependent on the in-service conditions. Since all concrete structures crack to some
degree, it can be implied that corrosion of the reinforcement is inevitable. Is this the
case and are current code assumptions tenable?

Our speaker Dr Chanakya Arya has recently completed an extensive reassessment

of Concrete Society Technical Report 44 Relevance of cracking and reinforcement
corrosion, the 2nd edition of which was published in December 2015. He will outline
his findings and conclusions on this important subject.

Speaker biography

Chanakya Arya is a chartered engineer with a PhD in Civil Engineering from Imperial
College London. He started his career with Tarmac Construction as a site engineer,
and later worked for

G. Maunsell and Partners on the design, construction and maintenance of highway

schemes in the UK and overseas. Before joining UCL he was a lecturer in the
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at London South Bank University for
ten years. His research is focused on the problem of chloride-induced corrosion of
steel reinforcement in concrete structures, and developing demonstrable cost-
effective methods of assessing corrosion, and preventing, repairing, and managing
concrete structures vulnerable to corrosion damage.

All members and non-members are warmly invited to attend this evening meeting.
Coffee/Tea and biscuits provided.

Attendance is free of charge.

A copy of TR44 2nd edition (38 pages) can be ordered in advance at the discounted
price of £12 (member retail price £27+ P&P, non-member £45 + P&P). Publication
collected on the night.

Payment in advance only.

To help us with organising this free event, please register your interest in
advance.

Contact communications@concrete.org.uk to register and pre-order the publication.

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