• Colloidal Nanosilica Treatments for Sealing Cracks in Mortar 

      Sánchez Moreno, Mercedes; García Calvo, José Luis; Tavares, Fabiano (MDPI, 2022)
      Presence of microcracks in concrete can diminish the service life of a structure. The injection of materials for filling the crack is proposed for facing this problem. The traditional materials used for sealing cracks ...
    • Finite Boundary Conditions Due to the Bar Presence in the Model of Chloride Penetration 

      Tavares, Fabiano; Andrade, Carmen (MDPI, 2022)
      The chloride penetration is usually modelled through the application of a solution of Fick’s second law of diffusion, based on the assumption of semi-infinite boundary conditions. However, the presence of the bars, on whose ...
    • The Inhibitive Effect of Sebacate-Modified LDH on Concrete Steel Reinforcement Corrosion 

      Caballero, David; Beltrán Cobos, Rubén; Tavares, Fabiano; Cruz-Yusta, M.; Sánchez Granados, Luis; Sánchez Moreno, Mercedes; Pavlovic, I. (MDPI, 2022)
      In recent decades, layered double hydroxides (LDH) have been proposed as innovative corrosion inhibitors for reinforced concrete. Their protective action is based on the ability to intercalate specific anions in the ...