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  • Improving long-term corrosion resistance of high-performance concrete through the incorporation of micro silica and chemical admixtures

  • Sivakumar Arunachalama,*, Anandakumar Subbaiyanb, Sampathkumar Velusamyc and Hema Sudhakard

  • aDepartment of Civil Engineering, Kangeyam Institute of Technology, Tirupur – 638108, India
    bDepartment of Civil Engineering, Meenakshi College of Engineering, Chennai – 600078, India
    cDepartment of Civil Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai – 638060, India
    dDepartment of Civil Engineering, Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore – 641022, India

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This Article

  • 2025; 26(5): 767-778

    Published on Oct 31, 2025

  • 10.36410/jcpr.2025.26.5.767
  • Received on Jul 11, 2025
  • Revised on Sep 24, 2025
  • Accepted on Oct 2, 2025

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  • Sivakumar Arunachalam

  • Department of Civil Engineering, Kangeyam Institute of Technology, Tirupur – 638108, India
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  • E-mail: sivadevi6224@gmail.com