1 Article type: Article Improving durability of reinforced concrete structures by recycling wet-ground MSWI bottom ash M. Carsana, M. Gastaldi, F. Lollini, E. Redaelli, L. Bertolini* This paper is dedicated to Jürgen Mietz in the occasion of his 60 th birthday Maddalena Carsana Politecnico di Milano Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” via Mancinelli, 7 - 20131 Milano - Italy e-mail: [email protected] Matteo Gastaldi Politecnico di Milano Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” via Mancinelli, 7 - 20131 Milano - Italy e-mail: matteo.gastaldi @polimi.it Federica Lollini Politecnico di Milano Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” via Mancinelli, 7 - 20131 Milano - Italy e-mail: [email protected] Elena Redaelli Politecnico di Milano Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” via Mancinelli, 7 - 20131 Milano - Italy e-mail: [email protected] Luca Bertolini Politecnico di Milano Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” via Mancinelli, 7 - 20131 Milano - Italy e-mail: [email protected] * Corresponding author