part Part A: Overview of service life prediction -- chapter Design life and the new Code / chapter The client's view�the public sector / chapter The client's view—the private sector / chapter Design life in practice / chapter A performance approach to design / chapter Loads and load effects / chapter Some thoughts on the application of design life principles in practice / chapter Overview of service life prediction—materials issues, including QA and certification / chapter The contractor's contribution to design life / chapter Summary of presentations and discussions / chapter B How particular industries cope with design life -- chapter What can we learn from marine structures? / chapter Offshore and marine structures / chapter G.W.JORDAN -- chapter Design life of welded structures / chapter The maintenance of masonry / chapter Aseismic design and the lifetime concept / chapter The European approach to design life / chapter Design life of concrete highway structures�the North American scene / chapter Summary of presentations and discussions -- chapter C The present state-of-the-art.