Project

Durability of cracked and self-healing concrete in marine environments

Code

178IR0111

Duration

01 October 2010 → 05 January 2016

Funding

Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO

Promotor

Nele De Belie

Fellow

Mathias Maes

Research disciplines

Engineering and technology
- Building engineering
- Construction engineering
- Earthquake engineering
- Geotechnical and environmental engineering
- Water engineering
- Wind engineering

Keywords

sulphates combined attack self-healing concrete chlorides concrete cracked concrete

Project description

This research focuses on the durability of uncracked and cracked concrete as well as on the durability of self-healing concrete. Durability of concrete in marine environments is examined in laboratory by simulating chloride attack, sulphate attack and combined environmental attack. To quantify the influence of these attack mechanisms on the different concrete types, service life is predicted.