Output details
14 - Civil and Construction Engineering
Cardiff University
Article title
Investigation of capillary flow in discrete cracks in cementitious materials
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Cement and Concrete Research
Article number
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Volume number
42
Issue number
7
First page of article
972
ISSN of journal
0008-8846
Year of publication
2012
Number of additional authors
2
Additional information
This research addresses the paucity of experimental data, and inaccuracies in present simulation techniques, for capillary flow of liquids in discrete cracks in cementitious materials. New experimental data are presented and a revised capillary flow theory proposed and validated. The work is relevant to numerical research on deleterious processes in these materials and also provides a fundamental basis for the development of self-healing materials that rely on capillary flow for the delivery of healing agents. It has directly led to a £125k EPSRC funded first grant (EP/ J021776) and contributed to a £1.6M EPSRC and Industry funded grant (EP/K026631).
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
M - Materials and Advanced Mechanics (MAM)
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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