Code
3G019012
Duration
01 January 2012 → 31 December 2017
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Structural engineering
- Other civil and building engineering
- Process engineering
- Ceramic and glass materials
- Materials science and engineering
- Polymeric materials
- Semiconductor materials
- Other materials engineering
Keywords
self-healing
superabsorbing polymers
concrete
hydrogel
Project description
Superabsorbing polymers or hydrogels are used to change the pore structure of concrete and to introduce self-healing characteristics. Hydrogels can absorb a significant amount of water and release it slowly, depending on the surrounding humidity. The main objectives are to elucidate the interaction between hydrogels and cementitious materials and to modify hydrogels to induce optimal self-healing capacities in concrete.