Comparison of Stabilisation/Solidificationtreatments of hazardous waste materials

In this paper the advantages en disadvantages of three different Stabilisation/Solidification-treatments are discussed. The first treatment, cement based SIS-treatment, is based on the hydration reaction of cement by which heavy metals chemically and or physically are bound. Cement based SIS-treatment is more critical with regard to the used...

Experimental investigations on macro cell corrosion in chloride-contaminated concrete

Chloride-induced reinforcement corrosion in concrete is characterised by the action of so-called macrocells. The associated localised form of corrosion results from the strong electrochemical interaction between the relatively small pitting sites acting as anodes and the large passive steel areas acting as cathodes. The existence of macrocell...

Transport Properties of Carbon-Nanotube/Cement Composites

This paper preliminarily investigates the general transport properties (i.e., water sorptivity, water permeability, and gas permeability) of carbon-nanotube/cement composites. Carboxyl multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) are dispersed into cement mortar to fabricate the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) reinforced cement-based composites by applying...

Reliable concrete repair: A critical review

This paper highlights the importance of achieving durable and long-term predictable repair of reinforced concrete structures. The performance of concrete repair in past and current engineering practice, including all types of repair and application of different materials, is often unsatisfactory. One of the reasons for this lays in the fact that...

Understanding transport properties of geopolymer mortar using polarization and fluorescence microscopy

Effects of slag and fly ash on reinforcement corrosion in concrete in chloride environment: Research from the Netherlands

A review is given of research on the durability performance of concrete made with blast furnace slag and fly ash related to chloride induced reinforcement corrosion, carried out in the Netherlands, where slag has been used in cement for almost a century. Results are presented from field studies on concrete in marine environment and laboratory...

Lattice based simulation of chloride ingress in uncracked and cracked concrete: Model validation

Multiscale Lattice Boltzmann-Finite Element Modelling of Transport Properties in Cement-based Materials

Cement-based materials are the most widely used man-made materials in the world. The durability of cement-based materials has been a major concern due to the premature failure and serviceability issues of many reinforced concrete structures. Durability of cement-based materials is to a large content dependent on their resistance to the ingress...

Mechanical Behaviour and Durability of FRP-to-steel Adhesively-bonded Joints

During the last two decades, fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bridge decks have been increasingly used as a competitive alternative for wood, concrete and orthotropic steel decks, due to their various advantages: light-weight, good corrosion resistance, low maintenance cost and rapid installation for minimizing the traffic disturbing time. These...

The influence of cracks on chloride-induced corrosion of reinforced concrete structures - development of the experimental set-up

Chloride-induced corrosion of steel reinforcement is one of the major threats to durability of reinforced concrete structures in aggressive environmental conditions. When the steel reinforcement starts to corrode, structures gradually lose integrity and service life is shortened. Cracks are inevitable in practice and they facilitate ingress of...

Effect of using of reclaimed asphalt and/or lower temperature asphalt on the availability of the road network

There is a need for a method for assessing the results from changes in the potential durability of road materials due to the inclusion of reclaimed and secondary component materials in the manufacture of new road materials. Such changes will have an effect on the cost of the construction maintenance, both financially to the client and...

Effect of using of reclaimed asphalt and/or lower temperature asphalt on the availability of the road network

There is a need for a method for assessing the results from changes in the potential durability of road materials due to the inclusion of reclaimed and secondary component materials in the manufacture of new road materials. Such changes will have an effect on the cost of the construction maintenance, both financially to the client and...

Autogeneous healing and chloride ingress in cracked concrete

An experimental study of the influence of autogeneous healing on chloride ingress in cracked concrete is presented. In the study, two concrete mixtures (a Portland cement mix and a blast furnace slag mix), two healing regimes (submerged and fog room regime), two cracking ages (14 and 28 days), and multiple crack widths are used as parameters. An...