Abstract

In this work we have designed an experimental campaign with four different dosages of concrete to study the influence of the principal additions used in marine environments. The effect of material composition [Sulfate Resistant Portland Cement (SRPC), Blast Furnace Slag Portland Cement (BFSPC), Silica Fume (SF) and Fly Ash (FA) with four different mix designs] was performed by means of differential thermal analysis (DTA), mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), gas permeability, chloride diffusion and mechanical properties of concrete. In order to simulate the aggressiveness of the marine environment the concretes were immersed in a sodium chloride solution with a concentration of 1 molar during different times of 182, 365 and 546 days. According to the results obtained, the SRPC and SRPC+FA samples suffered the highest rise in permeability, porosity and chloride diffusion, and the greatest loss in compressive strength

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