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Compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength, resistance to sulfuric acid attack, water absorption tests, and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analyses were conducted. The compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and flexural strength test results showed a significant positive effect of using magnetized water. The remaining tests also revealed that using magnetized water increases the resistance of concrete block pavers to sulfuric acid attack and decreases their water absorption.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma11091647","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,9,7]],"date-time":"2018-09-07T11:47:41Z","timestamp":1536320861000},"page":"1647","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":51,"title":["Effect of Magnetized Water on the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Concrete Block Pavers"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Saeid","family":"Ghorbani","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 91775-1111, Iran"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9947-2248","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mostafa","family":"Gholizadeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 91775-1436, Iran"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6766-2736","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jorge","family":"De Brito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georresources, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,9,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3832","DOI":"10.1016\/j.conbuildmat.2011.04.002","article-title":"The effect of construction pattern and unit interlock on the structural behaviour of block pavements","volume":"25","author":"Soutsos","year":"2011","journal-title":"Constr. 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