Self-Healing Phenomena in Cement-Based Materials : State-Of-The-Art Report of Rilem Technical Committee 221-Shc: Self-Healing Phenomena in Cement-Based
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Overview
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".
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- ISBN-13: 9789400766235
- ISBN-10: 9400766238
- Publisher: Springer
- Publish Date: May 2013
- Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
- Page Count: 266
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