Environmental degradation of engineering materials

TLDR: The Third International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Engineering Materials as discussed by the authors was held at the Keller Conference Center of The Pennsylvania State University on April 13-15, 1987, with the primary goal of providing a forum for presentation, discussion, and publication of the ''State of the art'' in understanding the adverse effects of various environments on the behavior and performance of engineering materials.

Abstract: This book is the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Engineering Materials. The conference was held at the Keller Conference Center of The Pennsylvania State University on April 13-15, 1987. The primary goal of the conference was to provide a forum for presentation, discussion, and publication of the ''State of the Art'' in understanding the adverse effects of various environments on the behavior and performance of engineering materials. The conference planning included a rather strong attempt to bring together a wide based diverse group of scientists, engineers and even academic types. Topics discussed include concrete, polymers, metals, ceramics and composites. The specific reasoning behind the selection of a wide range of topics was the hope that say investigators in the area of degradation of bridge decks might learn from investigators in hydrogen embrittlement and vice versa.