Code
01J10411
Duration
01 January 2009 → 31 October 2013
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Ceramic and glass materials
- Materials science and engineering
- Semiconductor materials
- Other materials engineering
Keywords
self-healing
concrete
fibres
healing agency
expansive materials
Project description
Aim is to develop a suitable methodology for selfhealing concrete. Selfhealing encompasses (1) maintaining the impermeability and durability of the construction ("sealing"); (2) regaining mechanical properties after crack formation ("healing"). In this second term the expansive properties of hydrogels will be explored for this purpose. The self-healing concrete will also be reinforced with fibres to limit the crack width.