Output details
14 - Civil and Construction Engineering
Cardiff University
Article title
Experimental investigation of adhesive-based self-healing of cementitious materials
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Magazine of Concrete Research
Article number
-
Volume number
62
Issue number
11
First page of article
831
ISSN of journal
0024-9831
Year of publication
2010
Number of additional authors
4
Additional information
This research quantifies the degree of healing achieved when capillary tubes filled with adhesive are embedded in concrete structures, which previous work using this technology had failed to accomplish. The work is significant because it lays the foundation for the delivery, using micro-capsules, of a wide range of autonomic healing agents including bacteria that can both restore and enhance the behaviour of such structures. This paper has led directly to the £1.67M EPSRC project 'Materials for Life' (EP/K026631/1) and the associated collaborative work with Cambridge University and the University of Bath.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
