Abstract

Present day scenario of land scarcity, increased population and transportation necessity has brought an era wherein construction of infrastructure will have a significant role in India. Durability aspects of these pivotal structures is always challenging due to the perquisite of longer design life of these structures (50 to 100 years). This is also indeed has been a vital field of study and prospective area for research for establishing the various parameters aiding the durability of these structures. Therefore as a rudimentary step, it becomes essential to methodically understand the existing recommendations provided by various codes and literatures for ensuring the durability of these structures. In this study, an effort has been made to arrive at a feasible methodology that can be adopted for a project to attain the envisaged design life of structure through proper mix design and service life modeling.