CLIMATE-INDUCED CONSERVATION RISKS OF HISTORIC REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract. Environmental conditions can favour different kinds of deterioration in historic reinforced concrete structures. This preliminary results from literature review are focused on the climate-induced risks affecting buildings with respect to mechanical, chemical, and biological deterioration. To this purpose, a three-step process defined by PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses) flow diagram, was used leading inclusion 45 documents identified via search engines Scopus Web Science. The outcomes highlight that chemical mechanical decays most investigated ones, being mainly triggered salt weathering freezing-thawing cycles. It found experimental theoretical approaches often coupled estimate mechanisms, also considering environmental parameters. Finally, provides some milestones which be evaluate gaps research needs field conservative