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What is Concrete Durability?

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Concrete structures are designed to achieve a certain service life. For instance, bridges are designed to achieve a 100 – 120 years of service. However, concrete life can be compromised or ended before the specified life.

Portland Cement: Compounds and Hydration

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The word “cement” itself is a general word means “a glue” while “portland cement” is a more specific type of glue that is used in the civil engineering construction. The most important feature of the portland

Types of Concrete Admixtures

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Before stating the types of concrete admixtures, let us start first by the definition of “Admixtures”. According to ACI Committee 116, an admixture is ‘a material other than water, aggregates, hydraulic cement, and fiber reinforcement, used

How to Reduce Bleeding in Concrete?

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Bleeding is the development of a layer of water at the top or surface of freshly placed concrete. The cause of bleeding is the settlement of solid particles (such as cement and aggregates) and the simultaneous

Workability of Concrete and the Factors Influencing its Value

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The term “workability of concrete” refers to the ease with which freshly mixed concrete is placed, consolidated and finished without segregation. According to the ASTM, workability is defined as “the property that determine the effort required to

Concrete Shrinkage: Definition, Factors, and Damage

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Concrete is the result of mixing cement, water and aggregates (fine and coarse). Cement reacts with water and constitutes the paste (glue) which covers and binds the aggregates. One of the properties of concrete that of

Geopolymer Concrete

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It was estimated that the production of cement which is used for concrete industry increased from about 1.5 billion tons in 1995 to 2.2 billion tons in 2010. The problem is that cement industry is

Mechanism of Chloride Induced Corrosion (Pitting Corrosion)

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