Durability of Very-High-Strength Concrete with Supplementary Cementitious Materials for Marine Environments

Abstract

This paper summarizes the findings from a research program to investigate the effects of different amounts of supplementary cementitious materials on improving the concrete mechanical properties and on increasing the resistance to chloride penetration for applications in marine environments. Twelve concrete mixtures with different quantities and compositions of supplementary materials were tested. The durability properties with respect to chloride penetration, such as electrical resistivity and chloride diffusivity, were correlated with each other. A good correlation between them was obtained, as validated by the test results.