Code
01J12017
Duration
01 October 2017 → 30 September 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Process engineering
- Ceramic and glass materials
- Materials science and engineering
- Polymeric materials
- Semiconductor materials
- Other materials engineering
Keywords
Concrete
cracking
calcium carbonate
bacteria
hydrogel
internal curing
chloride entrapment
Project description
A concrete repair technique with improved bond (through substrate crack repair and increased roughness by CaCO3 precipitation) and improved properties (reduced shrinkage cracking, reduced permeability by CaCO3 layer and blockage effect of hydrogels, entrapment of chlorides) will be developed. Modelling of the chloride ingress/redistribution when this repair technique is applied will allow to predict the obtained extension in service life.