Delayed ettringite formation in the marine environment and its relationship to sulphate attack

• Main Authors: Akhshah, Muhamad Fakhrul Ikhmal, Noor Azam, Siti Nor Syuhaidah Hafizah, Rahim, Afikah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/108029/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0133297

This study demonstrates how sulphate attack on exposed marine concrete structures causes ettringite formation in the water environment. Creating ettringite is linked to concrete's ability to repel and expand. The early formation of ettringite, which happens immediately, is the process that cont...