Abstract: Concrete structures are susceptible to cracking, contributing to the penetration and transport of deleterious agents, which may compromise their durability. At the end of the 19th century, a natural capacity of the concrete ...

Abstract: External sulfate attack is a remarkable and complex phenomenon of degradation of cement matrixes. This paper proposes a method to calculate sulfate diffusion coefficients based on ion migration testing, in order to establish ...

Abstract: Chloride profiles can be used to assess the durability of concrete structures against corrosion in the marine environment. However, the models proposed to adjust these chloride profiles are diverse and have varied complexities. ...

Abstract: This study investigates the effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the shrinkage and expansion caused by sodium sulfate attack in repair mortars; repair mortar behavior in the fresh state and the compressive ...

Abstract: Concrete electrical resistivity has been performed as a durability parameter because this is a nondestructive, simple, fast, and reliable technique for evaluation of reinforced concrete field structures. The results obtained ...