A recipe for concrete that can withstand road salt deterioration: Recycled materials used to make a better concrete mix -- ScienceDaily

A recipe for concrete that can withstand road salt deterioration: Recycled materials used to make a better concrete mix -- ScienceDaily

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Drexel University

Summary:

Engineers have known for some time that calcium chloride salt, commonly used as deicer, reacts with the calcium hydroxide in concrete to form a chemical byproduct that causes roadways to crumble. A civil engineer is working on a new recipe for concrete, using cast-off products from furnaces, that can hold its own against the forces of chemical erosion.