Skin effect of chloride ingress in marine concrete: A review on the convection zone

R Cai, Y Hu, M Yu, W Liao, L Yang, A Kumar… - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
The formation mechanism on the convection zone (“skin effect”) of chloride ingress are
explored systematically by contrasting concretes in marine atmospheric, splash, tidal, and …

Prediction of chloride diffusivity in concrete using artificial neural network: Modelling and performance evaluation

Q Liu, MF Iqbal, J Yang, X Lu, P Zhang… - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chloride ingression is the main reason for causing durability degradation of reinforced
concrete (RC) structures. In this study, the distinguishing features of artificial neural network …

Prediction of surface chloride concentration of marine concrete using ensemble machine learning

R Cai, T Han, W Liao, J Huang, D Li, A Kumar… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper develops and employs an ensemble machine learning (ML) model for prediction
of surface chloride concentration (C s) of concrete, which is an essential parameter for …

Application of novel machine learning techniques for predicting the surface chloride concentration in concrete containing waste material

A Ahmad, F Farooq, KA Ostrowski, K Śliwa-Wieczorek… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Structures located on the coast are subjected to the long-term influence of chloride ions,
which cause the corrosion of steel reinforcements in concrete elements. This corrosion …

Use of natural zeolite as a supplementary cementitious material

B Ahmadi, M Shekarchi - Cement and concrete composites, 2010 - Elsevier
Natural zeolite, a type of frame-structured hydrated aluminosilicate mineral, is used
abundantly as a type of natural pozzolanic material in some regions of the world. In this …

Prediction of long-term chloride diffusion in silica fume concrete in a marine environment

A Farahani, H Taghaddos, M Shekarchi - Cement and Concrete …, 2015 - Elsevier
Chloride-induced corrosion is the main factor in determining the durability and service life of
the reinforced concrete structures exposed to marine environments. Recognition of chloride …

An efficient machine learning approach for predicting concrete chloride resistance using a comprehensive dataset

M Hosseinzadeh, SS Mousavi, A Hosseinzadeh… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
By conducting an analysis of chloride migration in concrete, it is possible to enhance the
durability of concrete structures and mitigate the risk of corrosion. In addition, the utilization …

Transport properties in metakaolin blended concrete

M Shekarchi, A Bonakdar, M Bakhshi… - … and Building Materials, 2010 - Elsevier
One of the approaches in improving the durability of concrete is to use blended cement
materials such as fly ash, silica fume, slag and more recently, metakaolin. By changing the …

Long-term chloride diffusion in silica fume concrete in harsh marine climates

M Shekarchi, A Rafiee, H Layssi - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2009 - Elsevier
Supplementary cementitious materials such as silica fume are typically necessary for
producing high performance concrete for marine environments in hot regions, such as the …

Concrete chloride diffusion modelling using marine creatures-based metaheuristic artificial intelligence

EM Golafshani, A Kashani, T Kim… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chloride-induced steel reinforcement corrosion endangers the durability of concrete
structures and may cause substantial economic loss and environmental impact. An accurate …