A comprehensive review on effects of seawater on engineering properties of concrete

SA Mangi, A Makhija, MS Raza, SH Khahro, AA Jhatial - Silicon, 2021 - Springer
The concrete and natural seawater have a complex relationship between them, which
requires special attention. Therefore, various studies have been conducted to consider the …

Biodeterioration and chemical corrosion of concrete in the marine environment: too complex for prediction

CC Gaylarde, BO Ortega-Morales - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Concrete is the most utilized construction material worldwide. In the marine environment, it is
subject to chemical degradation through reactions with chloride (the most important ion) …

Numerical and experimental investigation of coupled capillary suction and chloride penetration in unsaturated concrete under cyclic drying-wetting condition

J Bao, R Zheng, J Wei, P Zhang, S Xue, Z Liu - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the simultaneous transport mechanism of water and chloride in unsaturated
concrete under cyclic drying-wetting condition plays a crucial role in assessing the service …

Durability performance of fly ash-based geopolymer concrete buried in saline environment for 10 years

K Pasupathy, DS Cheema, J Sanjayan - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Durability of geopolymer concrete is an important property for its application in construction
sector; however, it is less explored. In this study, the long-term durability of fly ash-based …

Accelerated simulation of chloride ingress into concrete under drying–wetting alternation condition chloride environment

Z Yu, Y Chen, P Liu, W Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, the chloride diffusion coefficient model coupled with environmental factors is
proposed to describe chloride ingress into concrete. The S curve model is also presented to …

Analysis of corrosion risk due to chloride diffusion for concrete structures in marine environment

TS Kiesse, S Bonnet, O Amiri, A Ventura - Marine structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The chloride-induced steel corrosion is one of the main causes of deterioration for reinforced
concrete structures exposed to marine environments. The chloride ingress into reinforced …

Non-uniform time-to-corrosion initiation in steel reinforced concrete under chloride environment

S Muthulingam, BN Rao - Corrosion Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Chloride-induced corrosion in reinforced concrete (RC) leads to non-uniform distribution of
corrosion products around the rebar perimeter. The present study focuses on corrosion …

Numerical and experimental study of moisture and chloride transport in unsaturated concrete

C Sun, L Yuan, X Zhai, F Qu, Y Li, B Hou - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
Based on the establishment of a moisture transport model, a prediction model for chloride
transport in unsaturated concrete was developed. The moisture transport model considers …

[HTML][HTML] Chloride diffusion in concrete containing nano-TiO2 under coupled effect of scouring

H Li, H Xiao, X Guan, Z Wang, L Yu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
The advantage of concrete containing nano-TiO 2 in resisting the coupled effects of chloride
diffusion and scouring with respect to pure concrete was studied in this paper. Because of …

New approach for coupled chloride/moisture transport in non-saturated concrete with and without slag

AB Fraj, S Bonnet, A Khelidj - Construction and Building Materials, 2012 - Elsevier
Over the paste decades a considerable research effort has been attributed to chloride
ingress into reinforced concrete in order to understand the transport mechanisms and to …