Héctor G.  Campos-Silva

Dr. Héctor G. Campos-Silva


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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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14 June 2018 in Sustainability
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HCHéctor G. Campos-Silva
Héctor G. Campos-Silva
PGPedro Garcés
Pedro Garcés
EZEmilio Zornoza
Emilio Zornoza
JMJose Manuel Mendoza-Rangel
Jose Manuel Mendoza-Rangel
Pedro Castro BorgesPedro Castro Borges
Pedro Castro Borges
CJCésar Antonio Juárez-Alvarado
César Antonio Juárez-Alvarado
The objective of this paper is to report the improvement of sustainability through the increase of reinforced concrete corrosion resistance by using a blended cement and fly ash. Different reinforced concrete mixtures were prepared with partial substitution of a manufactured blended cement with fly ash from a thermal power plant in Andorra (Teruel, Spain). These mixtures were manufactured using three different water/cement ratios (0.46, 0.59, and 0.70) and three substitution percentages of cement by fly ash (0%, 25%, and 50%). The test cylinders underwent an accelerated carbonation process and exposure to different chloride levels, with the aim of characterizing the corrosion level of the different mixtures. The addition of local FA matched or even improved the resistance of the control mixture against carbonation and chlorides.