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Effect of nano-silica and nano-waste material on durability and corrosion rate of steel reinforcement embedded in high-performance concrete

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The corrosion rate of reinforcing steel present in high-performance concrete (HPC) was examined in the presence of nano fly ash, nano-silica fume, and nano coal as nano-waste material (NFA, SF, NC), respectively. A replacement to ordinary Portland cement (OPC) was carried out to some extent with nano-waste materials at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6% by cement weight to yield the (NFA, NSF, NC) HPC, as well as different percentages of NS (1, 2, 3 and 4%) were used. The corrosion rate of reinforcing steel present in HPC and nano-silica- and nano-waste materials-HPC was monitored and estimated using the half-cell potential (HCP). In addition to, water permeability, water absorption and aggressive attack media (immersed in sewage water) of hardened HPC and nano-silica- and nano-waste materials-HPC were also studied. All the samples of steel reinforcement were immersed in Qaron’s Lake water up to 6 months of exposure. The lowest corrosion rate results, compared with ordinary HPC, were obtained when nano-silica and nano-waste materials were used in concentrations 3,4, 4 and 2% (NS, NFA, NSF, and NC), respectively. Furthermore, HPC implanted with nano-silica (NS) is slightly better results than NFA. From the obtained data, the replacement with NFA gives the best milled waste material compared to NSF and NC, which improve the durability of nano fly ash-HPC.

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  1. Construction and Building Department, Higher Institute of Engineering on 6thOctober, Giza, Egypt

    Taher A. Tawfik

  2. Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt

    Magdy A. El-Yamani & A. Serag Gabr

  3. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt

    S. Abd El-Aleem & Gh. M. Abd El-Hafez

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Tawfik, T.A., El-Yamani, M.A., Abd El-Aleem, S. et al. Effect of nano-silica and nano-waste material on durability and corrosion rate of steel reinforcement embedded in high-performance concrete. Asian J Civ Eng 20, 135–147 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-018-0093-5

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