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EPSRC Reference:	GR/J45046/01
Title:	INVESTIGATING THE CORROSIVE ACTION OF SILAGE EFFLUENT ON CONCRETE
Principal Investigator:	Cleland, Professor D
Other Investigators:	Rankin, Dr G Frost, Dr JP Wilson, Dr J
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Department:	Sch Planning Architecture and Civil Eng
Organisation:	Queen's University of Belfast
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 August 1994	Ends:	31 August 1996	Value (£):	92,185
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Civil Engineering Materials
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The rapid deterioration of concrete silos presents a considerable problem to the agricultural and construction industries and is of even more concern where effluent leakage causes environmental damage. As surface protective treatments are expensive and have generally been found to be unsatisfactory the main objective of this research is to investigate the fundamental corrosion mechanism with a view to identifying possible methods of improving the corrosion resistance of the concrete. The influence of specific factors relating to the durability properties of concrete will be examined - type of cement, cement replacements and concrete additives. Specimens will be tested in a special silage effluent accelerated exposure test facility which has been built at the Agricultural Research Institute (NI).
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