Concrete has clearly emerged as the most economical and durable material for the building of the vast majority of marine structures. Reinforced concrete too has overcome the technological problems making it a suitable material for the construction of advanced marine structures such as offshore drilling platforms, superspan bridges and undersea tunn

P. Kumar Mehta is Professor Emeritus in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley.

Marine structures. The marine environment. Composition, microstructure and properties of concrete. History of concrete exposed to seawater. Causes of deterioration of concrete in seawater. Selection of materials and proportions for durable concrete mixtures. Concrete practice. Repair of marine structures. The future of concrete in marine construction. Index.