ABSTRACT
A large number of condition assessments of concrete structures have been carried out since the mid-1990’s, and they have become a key tool in assessing the repair need of structures.
1.2 The most common deterioration mechanisms
The most common deterioration mechanisms causing the need to repair concrete facades, and concrete structures in general, in Finland are corrosion of reinforcement due to carbonation as
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 About Finnish building stock
Since the 1960’s a total of approximately 44 million square metres of concrete-panel facades have been built in Finland (Vainio et al. 2005). In fact, more than 60% of the Finnish building stock has been built in the 1960’s or later. Compared with the rest of Europe, the Finnish building stock is rather young.
