Autogenous Healing in Strain-Hardening Cementitious Materials With and Without Superabsorbent Polymers: An 8-Year Study

To obtain a more sustainable concrete, occurring cracks should be repaired. However, as manual repair is time-consuming and expensive, self-healing may provide a proper solution. Autogenous healing is an already a present feature in cementitious materials, but it is an inferior mechanism as it can o...

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Main Authors: Didier Snoeck, Nele De Belie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Materials
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmats.2019.00048/full

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