Self-Healing Phenomena in Cement-Based Materials
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".
| ISBN: | 9789400766235 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 266 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Herausgeber: | De Belie, Nele Schlangen, Erik Van Tittelboom, Kim de Rooij, Mario |
| Verlag: | Springer Netherland |
| Veröffentlicht: | 04.05.2013 |
| Untertitel: | State-of-the-Art Report of RILEM Technical Committee 221-SHC: Self-Healing Phenomena in Cement-Based Materials |
| Schlagworte: | cement-based materials materials design repair rilem self-healing |