Sea sand concrete cylinders project

The UOW research thesis is investigating the effects of using unwashed sea sand in concrete as opposed to river sand, natural sand or manufactured sand. The project set out to investigate and compare the compressive strength and chemical composition of concrete cylinders made with sea sand and placed in the marine environment at Port Kembla. The cylinders have been closely monitored throughout the duration of this experiment and in May 2020, the final cylinders were removed for testing - with the final research paper currently in production and we look forward to sharing the findings in due course.