ABSTRACT
Concrete based on ordinary Portland cement (OPC) accounts for a large portion of the building materials. For instance, 70% of the building materials used in 2000 in the European Union construction industry are concrete and cement based [1]. Limited availability of some raw materials, increased requirements to recycle material from destroyed buildings, cost of rehabilitation, and cost of constructing new buildings drive to the need to increase service life of buildings and infrastructures. This chapter provides a review of silane-and siloxane-based technologies employed in the industry to increase the durability of cement and concrete materials.
