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strength of hydrated cement paste and the effect of increasing the watercement
ratio
on
porosity
at
given
degree
of
cement
very small
reductions
in
water-cement
ratio. The
Seawater, which contains about 35,000 ppm dissolved salts, is not harmful
to the strength of plain concrete. However, with reinforced and prestressed
concrete it increases the risk of steel corrosion; therefore, the use of
seawater as concrete-mixing water should be avoided under these
circumstances. As a general guideline, from standpoint of the concrete