ENHANCING THE PERFORMANCE OF CONCRETE SUBJECTED TO SALTY SEAWATER
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Published:2005
N M Naghoj, N Abdel-Rahman, 2005. "ENHANCING THE PERFORMANCE OF CONCRETE SUBJECTED TO SALTY SEAWATER", Admixtures - Enhancing Concrete Performance: Proceedings of the International Conference held at the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK on 6 July 2005, Ravindra K. Dhir, Peter C. Hewlett, Moray D. Newlands
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This experimental investigation is intended to increase the compressive strength of concrete under normal conditions and to enhance the performance of hardened concrete to resist the aggressive mediums of salty seawater by adding loam and shallow to the concrete mix. Large numbers of concrete cubes 150×150×150 mm and 102×102×102 mm were prepared with some changes in the mix proportions used for each batch. The variables were the percentages of loam and shallow materials added to concrete mix. Two groups of cubes were tested in this investigation. One group of cubes were left in the salty water of the Dead Sea for 7 to 180 days, while the other group was left in ordinary drinking water for comparing reasons. The test results indicated that adding loam and shallow to concrete mixes have good effect on increasing the compressive strength of the concrete in normal and salty seawaters.
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