The Effect of Urmia-Lake Water on Tensional Strength Concrete with Various Admixtures

In this paper, the effect of admixtures on the tensional
strength of concrete in Urmia-lake water have been investigated. We
made different types of concretes with the ratio of w/c and replaced
different percentages of micro-silica, air-entraining, super plasticizer,
corrosion-inhibiting, and caulk with two types of cement I and II as
well as investigating in both ordinary water and Urmia-lake water.
The tensional strength was investigated on these samples.

• Hadi Barghlame
• M. A. Lotfollahi-Yaghin
• Mehdi Mohammad Rezaei

• Urmia-lake water
• Tensional strength
• Concrete
• Admixtures.

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