During excavation of tunnels, large amounts of rock material are produced. This excavated rock material is utilized to a varying extent for road-, railway- and concrete purposes, but significant amounts are used as deposits on land, in fjords or lakes. For both economic and environmental reasons the...

Alongside well-researched themes such as water and moisture, the service life and function of masonry veneers are often compromised by precipitation combined with poor design considerations, execution, and selection of materials. Little research has been carried out on the subject of the impact of m...

Even though alkali silica reaction (ASR) is one of the main deterioration mechanisms in Norway, only a few Norwegian concrete structures with ASR have so far been rehabilitated. As a basis for planning and executing repair works, detailed condition surveys including laboratory analyses are required ...