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Durability of Building Sealants

Hardback

Main Details

Title Durability of Building Sealants
Authors and Contributors      By (author) J. C. Beech
By (author) A. T. Wolf
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:138
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 159
Category/GenreBuilding construction and materials
ISBN/Barcode 9780419210702
ClassificationsDewey:691.99
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Spon Press
Publication Date 19 October 1995
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

All buildings sealants once installed are exposed to environmental degradation factors which affect their performance over time and ultimately cause them to fail. Replacing failed sealant joints is time consuming and can be expensive, representing a substantial proportion of the overall building maintenance costs. Specifiers therefore increasingly need to know the predicted service life of a sealant in order to estimate the overall cost associated with the weatherproofing of the building. The papers, presented at the Durability of Building Sealants Symposium held under the joint auspices of the British Building Research Establishment (BRE) and of RILEM (TC139-DBS), reflect state-of-the-art research into sealant durability. Topics covered include research on the physical and chemical changes caused by the environmental degradation factors and the development of accelerated test methods which are capable of simulating the degradative environment to produce a good correlation between accelerated and natural ageing results. This book will be of particular interst to reserarchers at national test and qualification institutions, development and technical service and architect in consulting companies and senior construction and maintenance engineers.