Concrete in marine environments: Mechanisms and factors

Geiker, Mette Rica, Li, Kefei, Zeng, Junjie, Liu, Xuemei, Borges, Pedro Castro, Aït-Mokhtar, Abdelkarim, Cherif, Rachid, Kanavaris, Fragkoulis, Keserle, Gilberto Cidreira, Maddalena, Riccardo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6251-3782, Hernandez, José Fernando Martirena and Andrade, Carmen 2026. Concrete in marine environments: Mechanisms and factors. Li, Kefei, Zeng, Junjie, Tang, Luping, Geiker, Mette Rica and Maddalena, Riccardo, eds. Long-Term Performance of Structural Concretes in Marine Exposure Conditions, Vol. 47. RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports, Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 15-48. (10.1007/978-3-032-06959-7_2)

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Abstract

This chapter describes state-of-art knowledge on mechanisms affecting the durability of concrete materials and structures exposed in marine environments. The mechanisms cover the main physical, chemical, electrochemical and biological processes. The environmental factors arise from the atmosphere and the seawater enveloping the concrete as well as possible flowing sediments or ice. The material factors pertain to the binder type, water-to-binder ratio and the aggregates as well as possible protection and self-healing. The loading and service factors comprise cracking induced by internal processes and loading. The factors affecting the performance of structural concrete in marine environment are the stability of the matrix governed by the microstructure and chemical composition, the mechanical properties, the transport properties including possible crack healing, and the electro-chemical states of the embedded steel bars.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Engineering
Publisher:	Springer
ISBN:	9783032069580
ISSN:	2213-204X
Last Modified:	14 Jan 2026 10:58
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/183842

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