Biochemical attack on concrete in wastewater applications: A state of the art review

M O'connell, C McNally, MG Richardson - Cement and Concrete …, 2010 - Elsevier
The costs associated with the provision and maintenance of drinking water and wastewater
infrastructure represents a significant financial demand worldwide. Maintenance costs are …

Spalling rate of concretes subject to combined leaching and external sulfate attack

B Ran, K Li, T Fen-Chong, O Omikrine-Metalssi… - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
A spalling rate model is established to estimate the damage of concretes subject to the
combined action of leaching and external sulfate attack (ESA). Two sub-models are …

Comparison of corrosion resistance mechanism between ordinary Portland concrete and alkali-activated concrete subjected to biogenic sulfuric acid attack

Y ** of biodeterioration products on cementitious materials in sewer networks exposed to low H2S levels
J Ayoub, T Pons, M Guéguen-Minerbe… - … and Building Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
A sewer environment is considered a severe environment, but this severity greatly depends
on the effluent's nature, hydro-dynamics, and its structure (length and width, effluent …

Influence of sulfate salt type on passive film of steel in simulated concrete pore solution

P Xu, L Jiang, MZ Guo, J Zha, L Chen, C Chen… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
The durability of steel reinforced concrete caused by sulfate erosion is a big concern.
However, little is known about the erosive effect of different types of sulfate salts on the …