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A Perspective on Se...
A Perspective on Seawater/FRP Reinforcement in Concrete Structures
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- Younis, Adel, 1990- (author)
- Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Ebead, U. (author)
- Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Nanni, A. (author)
- University of Miami, Coral Gables, USA
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- 2017
- 2017
- English.
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In: Resilient Structures and Sustainable Construction. - 9780996043748
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- Predictions show that more than half of the world population will lack sufficient freshwater by 2025. Yet, the construction industry uses a considerable amount of freshwater to produce concrete. To save resources of fresh water, using seawater seems to be a valid potential alternative that can replace freshwater for mixing concrete. This paper presents a short review performed on existing literature related to the usage of seawater in concrete structures. As a summary of the work presented: (a) It is noticeable that the current literature, generally, reports little or no negative effect of seawater on the characteristics of plain concrete, both in the short and in the long term; (b) steel corrosion caused by the presence of chloride appears to be the sole reason for not accepting the use of seawater in concrete preparation; (c) Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) is discussed as a promising alternative to steel for seawater- concrete reinforcement, owing to their light weight, high tensile strength, and adequate corrosion resistance; and (d) A future outlook for using seawater accompanied by FRP reinforcement in concrete structures is discussed in terms of achieving sustainability goals.
Subject headings
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Husbyggnad (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Civil Engineering -- Building Technologies (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Water shortage
- Mixing with saltwater
- Chloride threshold limit
- Steel corrosion
- FRP-reinforced concrete
- Sustainable concrete
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- ref (subject category)
- kon (subject category)
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