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Production Of Durable And Cost Effective Sewer Pipes Using Petroleum And Industrial Waste By-Products, Maisa El Gamal, Amr El-Dieb, Khaled El-Sawy, Amr Sweedan, Abdel Mohsen Mohamed

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© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017. The Arabian Gulf environment has an adverse impact on concrete structures because of the high ambient temperature, humidity, salt contaminated dust, sea water and underground salts. As an innovative solution, reinforced modified sulfur concrete (MSC) pipes are recognized as a durable and economical solution for deterioration of pipelines. This work describes the manufacture and characterization of new MSC based on a cost effective sulfur modification process. Bitumen, a by-product from crude oil refining process was used to modify elemental sulfur and enhance its physical, mechanical properties, and mostly to increase its corrosive …