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What Is Underwater Concrete?

Underwater concrete is a special type of construction material which in used certain type of construction projects. 

Underwater concrete is used in those building  substructure where those parts are rests in the underwater. In those area underwater concrete are widely used.

Advantages of Underwater Concrete

Here, the pros of underwater concrete are as follows.

1. Underwater concrete are used in the difficult place and challenging atmosphere like also in excavation work.
2. It is used in a innocuous environment workplace.
3. Sheet pile construction is very simple and then it is easy to uninstall.
4. In underwater concrete the materials, which are used, are utilized on certain programms.

Disadvantages of Underwater Concrete

Here, the cons of underwater concrete are as follows.

1. The main disadvantages of underwater concrete is in the quick rising water place there is a scour gap obtained and this the primary reason for bridge collapse.
2. In the underwater concrete scaling, cracking and crazing are common thing, this is also a major disadvantage of this concrete.
3. Another disadvantage of this concrete is the reinforcements, which is used in the underwater concrete construction, are getting corroded.
4. In this type of concrete; concrete bend, flattened, stacked are common thing due to improper environmental condition.

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Application of Underwater Condition

Underwater concrete are used in various places, those are-

• Marine development projects
• Hydro projects
• Underwater concrete structure repairs ( tank, dam, etc)

The milestone projects of underwater concrete in India are-

• Pamban Bridge, Rameswaram
• Bandra Worli Sea Link, Mumbai
• Salem Hydro Project, Andhra Pradesh
• Sardar Sarovar Dam