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) …

Valorization of limestone powder as an additive for fly ash geopolymer cement under the effect of the simulated tidal zone and seawater attack

AM Rashad, M Ezzat, AM ElNagar… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Generally, buildings and constructions subjected to the harsh marine environment,
especially tidal zone, are usually more susceptible to deterioration than others. Therefore …

Experimental evaluation of the effect of cement type and seawater salinity on concrete offshore structures

M El-Khoury, E Roziere, F Grondin, R Cortas… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Although seawater exposure is relatively common, there are relatively few studies that
couple the microscopic characterization to the mechanical/macroscopic behavior of cement …

Self-healing behaviour of bio-concrete in submerged and tidal marine environments

MBE Khan, L Shen, D Dias-da-Costa - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Cracks under marine environment deteriorate concrete due to penetration of chloride and
sulfate ions. Therefore, this research aimed to develop bio concrete for autonomous crack …

Effect of tidal zone and seawater attack on high-volume fly ash pastes enhanced with metakaolin and quartz powder in the marine environment

AM Rashad, AS Ouda - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The behavior of high-volume fly ash (HVFA) cement pastes modified with metakaolin (MK),
quartz powder (QP) and their combination in the marine environment was studied. HVFA …

Effect of Graphene Oxide Nanomaterials on the Durability of Concrete: A Review on Mechanisms, Provisions, Challenges, and Future Prospects

D Udumulla, T Ginigaddara, T Jayasinghe, P Mendis… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review focuses on recent advances in concrete durability using graphene oxide (GO) as
a nanomaterial additive, with a goal to fill the gap between concrete technology, chemical …

Crack healing performance of bacteria-based mortar under sustained tensile loading in marine environment

MBE Khan, L Shen, D Dias-da-Costa - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2021 - Elsevier
Healing performance of bacteria-based mortar was evaluated under sustained axial tensile
loading at 90% of the cracking load in submerged freshwater, submerged marine and tidal …

Effect of Tidal Zone and Seawater Attack on Alkali-Activated Blended Slag Pastes.

AM Rashad, YA Mosleh - ACI materials journal, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
The marine environment has a significant deterioration effect on building materials. Among
the different zones of the marine environment, the tidal zone has the highest deterioration …

An exploratory study on alkali-activated slag blended with microsize metakaolin particles under the effect of seawater attack and tidal zone

AM Rashad, DM Sadek - Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2022 - Springer
In general, building materials exposed to the marine environment are more prone to
deteriorates than others. There are three main zones of the marine environment named …

[HTML][HTML] A new protocol to evaluate the behaviour and durability of marine structures

M El-Khoury, E Rozière, F Grondin, M Marcel… - Ocean …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustained mechanical and environmental loadings on offshore structures result in creep
phenomena. Creep and relaxation significantly affects the development of strains and …