When seawater penetrates concrete in road tunnels, a biofilm is formed that breaks down the concrete. This can lead to high ...

Since 2014, researchers studying the Oslofjord tunnel have observed that bacteria can erode up to one centimeter of concrete annually. When a saltwater intrusion occurs, biofilms ...

PolyU researchers introduce biomineralisation as a sustainable strategy against microbial corrosion in marine concrete PolyU researchers introduce biomineralisation as a sustainable strategy ...

Sprayed concrete has been used in road tunnels on a larger scale since the 1990s, and since then, researchers have been able to see this fouling of biofilm. Despite this, there are currently very few ...