This book discusses how to identify the level of adhesion in layered systems made of cement
composites using a multi-scale approach based on experimental and numerical analyses. In
particular it explains1. The suitability of previously used artificial intelligence tools and
learning algorithms for reliable assessment of the level of adhesion of layered systems made of
cement composites based on non-destructive tests2. The development of the methodology for a
reliable non-destructive evaluation of the level of adhesion in newly constructed layered
systems of any overlay thickness and in existing layered systems made of cement composites3.
How to determine whether to assess the level of adhesion of the layered systems and discusses
the amplitude parameters spatial hybrid and volume parameters describing the morphology of
the concrete substrate surface in the mesoscale4. How to ascertain whether the effective
surface area of the existing concrete substrate and the contribution of the exposed aggregate
on this substrate determined in mesoscale have an impact on the level of adhesion of layered
systems made of cement composites5. The assessment of the structure of air pores in the
microscale and the chemical composition of the cement composite on the nanoscale in the
interphase zone together with the determination of their impact on the level of adhesion of
layered systems made of cement composites6. The development of an effective methodology for
testing the level of adhesion of layered systems made of cement composites in a multi-scale
approach including the research methods and descriptors used.
