A review on the deterioration and approaches to enhance the durability of concrete in the marine environment

Y Yi, D Zhu, S Guo, Z Zhang, C Shi - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of the deterioration of concrete under seawater attack with
particular interests in field exposure. The research reported in the literature has shown that …

Characteristics and applications of fly ash as a sustainable construction material: A state-of-the-art review

G Xu, X Shi - Resources, conservation and recycling, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to their good performance and environmental friendliness, fly ash-based construction
materials have great potential as alternatives to ordinary Portland cement. To realize …

Assessment of the inhibitive performance of a hydrazone derivative for steel rebar in a simulated concrete medium: Establishing the inhibition mechanism at an …

K Subbiah, HS Lee, MR Al-Hadeethi, T Park… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present work, a low-cost and practical approach based on an eco-friendly corrosion
inhibitor is suggested for protecting steel rebar. To this end, a new hydrazone derivative …

Effect of seawater on the properties and microstructure of metakaolin/slag-based geopolymers

L Kuang, G Li, J Xiang, W Ma, X Cui - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Metakaolin-based geopolymer has good resistance to seawater erosion, but it often requires
more alkali activators, resulting in higher costs, and its curing time is far greater than that of …

Conifer Cone (Pinus resinosa) as a Green Corrosion Inhibitor for Steel Rebar in Chloride-Contaminated Synthetic Concrete Pore Solutions

K Subbiah, HS Lee, S Mandal… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The present study has been focused on the environment-friendly corrosion inhibitor. Conifer
cone (Pinus resinosa) has been used as a novel corrosion inhibitor to mitigate the corrosion …

Influence of pore structure characteristics on the gas permeability of concrete

W Chen, K Li, MM Wu, DD Liu, P Wang… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The permeability of concrete is a key factor in determining its durability. Permeability of
porous materials in general is determined by pore characteristics (eg, porosity, pore size …

[HTML][HTML] Durability performance of an RC beam under real marine all corrosion zones exposure for 7 years

S Li, Z Jin, B Pang, J Li - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Chloride-induced rebar corrosion is the dominant threat to reinforced concrete durability,
whereas its effect mechanism and damage degree are quite variable in different marine …

Fly ash application as supplementary cementitious material: a review

G Li, C Zhou, W Ahmad, KI Usanova, M Karelina… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to expand the knowledge on the application of the most common industrial
byproduct, ie, fly ash, as a supplementary cementitious material. The characteristics of …

A review of chloride transport in concrete exposed to the marine atmosphere zone environment: Experiments and numerical models

J Sun, Z Jin, H Chang, W Zhang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Concrete infrastructures in marine atmosphere zone environment face the threat of chloride
ions aerosol erosion, which can lead to the corrosion of steel bars and shorten the service …

Degradation mechanisms of Portland cement mortar under seawater attack and drying-wetting cycles

S Cheng, Z Shui, X Gao, R Yu, T Sun, C Guo… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the degradation mechanisms of Portland cement mortar under
multiple salts attack and drying-wetting cycle condition. The results indicate that the sulfate …