Mark G. Richardson - Böcker

This new edition sets out the fundamental aspects of concrete durability with an emphasis on sustainability and carbon neutrality through performance-based methodologies. Global approaches to managing durability are explained from both a prescriptive and performance viewpoint. Achieving a balance between the interactive factors influencing durability and sustainability is supported by an explanation of the physical and chemical phenomena at play, determination of key performance parameters by mathematical modelling and physical testing, and current guidance for good practice. New chapters and sections examine the holistic approach to durability and significant aspects of traditional and new cementitious systems. The full range of threats to durability are covered in this single volume, including reinforcement corrosion, carbonation, chloride ingress, freeze-thaw effects, sulfate attack, acid and seawater attack, alkali-aggregate reaction, cracking, abrasion, erosion, cavitation, and weathering.The book presents a framework for specification through internationally adopted codes and standards and summarises the background to probabilistic approaches to durability design, providing a state-of-the-art review of mathematical modelling of deterioration mechanisms along with current directions in test methods for performance-based specifications.Fundamentals of Durable Reinforced Concrete is an essential reference on concrete durability for specifiers and researchers and is also accessible to undergraduate students.

This new edition sets out the fundamental aspects of concrete durability with an emphasis on sustainability and carbon neutrality through performance-based methodologies. Global approaches to managing durability are explained from both a prescriptive and performance viewpoint. Achieving a balance between the interactive factors influencing durability and sustainability is supported by an explanation of the physical and chemical phenomena at play, determination of key performance parameters by mathematical modelling and physical testing, and current guidance for good practice. New chapters and sections examine the holistic approach to durability and significant aspects of traditional and new cementitious systems. The full range of threats to durability are covered in this single volume, including reinforcement corrosion, carbonation, chloride ingress, freeze-thaw effects, sulfate attack, acid and seawater attack, alkali-aggregate reaction, cracking, abrasion, erosion, cavitation, and weathering.The book presents a framework for specification through internationally adopted codes and standards and summarises the background to probabilistic approaches to durability design, providing a state-of-the-art review of mathematical modelling of deterioration mechanisms along with current directions in test methods for performance-based specifications.Fundamentals of Durable Reinforced Concrete is an essential reference on concrete durability for specifiers and researchers and is also accessible to undergraduate students.

Like a jigsaw puzzle, a healthy business needs all the right pieces assembled properly in order to see the entire picture. In his latest book, Fit to Grow, Mark Richardson introduces those pieces through a comprehensive collection of simple yet effective business themes that will help you establish a strong foundation and enable you to grow a sustainable business. Themes that will make your business Fit to Grow include… • People are your greatest asset • Create clients and business will follow • If you give , you get • Aggressive but realistic • Exceed expectationsFit to Grow is the perfect follow up to Richardson's best-selling book, How Fit is Your Business?, which defines and directs you through a thorough diagnosis of your business fitness check up then shares the prescription for better business health.Fit to Grow provides the important growth pieces to make an organization, well, Fit to Grow!

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR TIME! We all have twenty-four hours in a day. How you choose to spend your limited time defi nes your success. With Control Your Day Before It Controls You, speaker and business advisor Mark G. Richardson walks you through a process with strategies, techniques, and tools to achieve time mastery. This system has been developed and taught to thousands of people over the last twenty-five years. You’ll learn to: •DEVELOP A TIME MIND-SET •WORK BOTH EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY •REDUCE YOUR REACTIVE TIME •FIND THE RIGHT CADENCE IN YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES •FOLLOW A TIME MASTERY FORMULA FOR SUCCESS By understanding time and practicing the time mastery system, you can gain control of each and every day.

Treat your business like your body and get in shape today! As with health and fitness you must have a clear image of what business health is before you can ever hope to achieve it. How Fit is Your Business delivers simple and concise ways to take inventory of your business, develop plans for improvement, and implement the changes needed to succeed. Included inside are the resources you will need to: - Measure your business with a ten-point business check-up - Interpret these results and establish benchmarks - Determine specific areas where your business needs improvement - Develop methodical, step-by-step processes for change - Break down the misconceptions that could lead you astray - Remove the mystery from the process of improvement - Learn the basic tools to build a better, healthier business - Measure progress and monitor success - Set the stage for success in all of your business endeavors