Research Article

Effect of Coral Aggregates of Blended Cement Concrete Subjected to Different Water Immersion Condition

Table 1

Typical tropical sea water chemical composition [41].

Chemical constituentValue

Sodium, Na+: ppm2000–2400
Potassium, K+: ppm375
Calcium, Ca2+: ppm285
Magnesium, Mg2+: ppm1055
Chloride, Cl: ppm16 618–18 020
Sulfate, SO42−: ppm1098
Specific gravity: G/ml1.025
pH7.9–8.2
Temperature range: °C26.5–32.0