Construction

This Irish Standard provides: a protocol for assessing and determining whether a building has been damaged as a result of concrete block deterioration caused by factors including: moisture movement or ingress, internal sulfate attack, and/or excessive quantities of free mica; methods for establishing the extent of the problem and categorises buildings; testing protocol and evaluation of findings; and guidance on remedial works. This standard is applicable to buildings exhibiting structural damage consistent with defective concrete blocks containing certain deleterious materials.