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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.159</doi>
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<article-title>A PERSPECTIVE ON SEAWATER/FRP<br/>
REINFORCEMENT IN CONCRETE STRUCTURES</article-title>
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<author>ADEL YOUNIS<sup>1</sup>, USAMA EBEAD<sup>1</sup>, and ANTONIO NANNI<sup>2</sup></author>

<aff><sup>1</sup>Dept of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University,<br/>
Doha, Qatar<br/>
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Dept of Civil, Architecture &amp; Environmental Engineering, University of Miami,<br/>
Coral Gables, USA</aff>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>Predictions show that more than half of the world population will lack sufficient
freshwater by 2025. Yet, the construction industry uses a considerable amount of
freshwater to produce concrete. To save resources of fresh water, using seawater
seems to be a valid potential alternative that can replace freshwater for mixing
concrete. This paper presents a short review performed on existing literature related to
the usage of seawater in concrete structures. As a summary of the work presented: (a)
It is noticeable that the current literature, generally, reports little or no negative effect
of seawater on the characteristics of plain concrete, both in the short and in the long
term; (b) steel corrosion caused by the presence of chloride appears to be the sole
reason for not accepting the use of seawater in concrete preparation; (c) Fiber
reinforced polymer (FRP) is discussed as a promising alternative to steel for seawater-concrete reinforcement, owing to their light weight, high tensile strength, and adequate
corrosion resistance; and (d) A future outlook for using seawater accompanied by FRP
reinforcement in concrete structures is discussed in terms of achieving sustainability
goals.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Water shortage, Mixing with saltwater, Chloride threshold limit, Steel
corrosion, FRP-reinforced concrete, Sustainable concrete.</p>
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