Abstract

The application of seawater and sea sand concrete (SWSSC) can reduce the construction period and cost of island infrastructure, but it may also bring the risk of alkali–silica reaction (ASR) owing to the presence of alkali ions in seawater and sea sand. To compare the characteristics of ASR between SWSSC and seawater and desalinated sea sand (DSS) concrete, the properties and the ASR products of mortar bars with different DSS content were studied. When the DSS proportion increased from 0% to 100%, the sodium (Na+), potassium (K+) and calcium (Ca2+) ion concentration of the specimens decreased by 22.6, 2.0 and 45.1 mg L−1, respectively, the pH decreased by 0.05 and the expansion of mortar bars was reduced by 0.16%. Desalination of sea sand could not eliminate the risk of ASR of SWSSC completely. The 14 days expansion of mortar bars with 100% DSS was 0.13%, and the precursors of ASR-P1 were observed by SEM. The experimental results of micriscopic tests all showed that with the increase of DSS proportion, the content of Na-shlykovite and ASR-P1 were reduced. A small amount of magnesium (Mg) in ASR products was detected. This study can provide a basis for the application of SWSSC in island infrastructure.

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