The author of this book, Burrows, has been engaged in concrete durability research at the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) since 1946.
He conducted 53 years of observation, testing, and research on 104 concrete experimental panels at Qingshan Dam in Colorado.
Based on extensive practice, he put forward many unique viewpoints, opinions, measures, and suggestions to improve concrete durability, which have important inspirations for the quality control and technological development of modern concrete engineering.
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