Abstract: Freshwater, will be scarce and could be very difficult to obtain in some regions of the world. According to the report of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), more than half of the world’s population will not be able to get enough drinking water by 2025. In the concrete industry, several billion tons of freshwater are used annually in mixing, curing, and cleaning around the world. and to saving freshwater, using seawater as the mixing water in concrete should be investigated seriously. So, in this research, we made several mixtures. So, in this research, we made mixtures with different proportions (0%,50%, 100%) of seawater, and the use of ordinary cement and sulfate-resistant cement, as well as fresh water and seawater in the treatment, and using glass fiber rebar replace steel rebar. The pattern of cracks, final mode of failure, and deformational characteristics (deflection, and steel tensile strain) were recorded. Finally, analysis of test results and recommendations were reported.
Keywords: GFRP; seawater; freshwater; and OPC & SRC cement.
Title: THE STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF USING SEAWATER IN FLAT SLABS REINFORCED WITH FIBER REBARS
Author: Usama Ali Ali Ebead, Magdy.M.M Genidi, Adel M. Soliman, Asem Elsayed Ali M.Selem
International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering Research
ISSN 2348-7607 (Online)
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