Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Metals -- 2.1 General -- 2.2 Corrosion mechanisms -- 2.3 Corrosion types -- 2.4 Metal corrosion in practice -- 2.5 Protection of metals -- 2.6 References -- 3 Concrete -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Chemical degradation mechanisms -- 3.3 Frost ... thaw and de-icing salt damage -- 3.4 Reinforcement corrosion -- 3.5 Principles of protection and repair of concrete structures -- 3.6 Repair mortars -- 3.7 Crack repair methods -- 3.8 Protective surface treatments -- 3.9 Cathodic protection systems -- 3.10 Practical cases of repair -- 3.11 References -- 4 Wood -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Deterioration -- 4.3 Protection -- 4.4 Hazard and durability classes -- 4.5 Maintenance and restoration -- 4.6 Repair -- 4.7 References -- 5 New high-performance materials -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 High-performance concrete -- 5.3 High-performance steel -- 5.4 Fibre-reinforced polymers -- 5.5 References -- 6 Strategies for durability design, maintenance and repair -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Definitions -- 6.3 Listing of deterioration mechanisms and effects -- 6.4 Approaches to design for service life -- 6.5 Probabilistic approach to service life design -- 6.6 Redundancy and over-design -- 6.7 Maintenance strategies -- 6.8 Life-cycle costing -- 6.9 Environmental life-cycle assessment -- 6.10 References -- 7 Case studies -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Specification -- 7.3 Case study 1: steel and concrete bridges in a warm marine environment -- 7.4 Repair of reinforced concrete floors -- 7.5 Wooden piles -- 7.6 References.