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Cardiff University
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Article title
A new system for crack closure in cementitious materials using shrinkable polymers
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Cement and Concrete Research
Article number
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Volume number
40
Issue number
5
First page of article
795
ISSN of journal
1873-3948
Year of publication
2010
Number of additional authors
5
Additional information
This paper describes the research undertaken to prove the concept of a unique shape memory plastic-cementitious material system named LatconX. The objective of the work is to increase the durability of concrete structures by introducing an inbuilt mechanism for closing cracks. Originally funded from a Royal Society Brian Mercer award, on-going research on this technique is being supported by a firm of Civil Engineering Contractors (Martyn.Evans@AlunGriffiths.co.uk) and is a fundamental element of the £1.67M EPSRC project 'Materials for Life' (EP/K026631/1).
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Cross-referral requested
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None
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