Marios Soutsos

Synergistic effects of acetic acid and sulfate on the degradation of ternary and alkali-activated concretes

Degradation of concrete structures exposed to silage effluent is primarily caused by the organic acids destabilising calcium-bearing phases in the cementitious materials. The performance of a ternary cement (Portland cement, ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) and silica...