Author : Mario de Rooij,Kim Van Tittelboom,Nele De Belie,Erik Schlangen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400766242
Self-Healing Phenomena in Cement-Based Materials by Mario de Rooij,Kim Van Tittelboom,Nele De Belie,Erik Schlangen Pdf
Self-healing materials are man-made materials which have the built-in capability to repair damage. Failure in materials is often caused by the occurrence of small microcracks throughout the material. In self-healing materials phenomena are triggered to counteract these microcracks. These processes are ideally triggered by the occurrence of damage itself. Thus far, the self-healing capacity of cement-based materials has been considered as something "extra". This could be called passive self-healing, since it was not a designed feature of the material, but an inherent property of it. Centuries-old buildings have been said to have survived these centuries because of the inherent self-healing capacity of the binders used for cementing building blocks together. In this State-of-the-Art Report a closer look is taken at self-healing phenomena in cement-based materials. It is shown what options are available to design for this effect rather than have it occur as a "coincidental extra".