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What's happening with durability (Commission 8)

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David Smith discusses durability with updates from current task groups, recent publications, and examples in practice.

'fib: What’s happening?' is organised by the UK Group of fib (The International Federation for Structural Concrete).

The event provides an overview of the ongoing work of three fib commissions that instigate research on structural concrete and publish industry guidance that goes beyond what established codes can offer.

Recorded on 6 March 2019.

fib: What's happening with durability (Commission 8)

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00:22:45
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Concrete Training Video IStructE London HQ fibUK

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