Biomimetic Self-Healing Cementitious Construction Materials for Smart Buildings
Climate change is anticipated to have a major impact on concrete structures through increasing rates of deterioration as well the impacts of extreme weather events. The deterioration can affect directly or indirectly climate change in addition to the variation in the carbon dioxide concentration, te...
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| description | Climate change is anticipated to have a major impact on concrete structures through increasing rates of deterioration as well the impacts of extreme weather events. The deterioration can affect directly or indirectly climate change in addition to the variation in the carbon dioxide concentration, temperature and relative humidity. The deterioration that occurs from the very beginning of the service not only reduces the lifespan of the concretes but also demands more cement to maintain the durability. Meanwhile, the repair process of damaged parts is highly labor intensive and expensive. Thus, the self-healing of such damages is essential for the environmental safety and energy cost saving. The design and production of the self-healing as well as sustainable concretes are intensely researched within the construction industries. Based on these factors, this article provides the materials and methods required for a comprehensive assessment of self-healing concretes. Past developments, recent trends, environmental impacts, sustainability, merits and demerits of several methods for the production of self-healing concrete are discussed and analyzed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fae80c80ed6048eb90c799f6dac10c272023-11-20T16:19:51ZengMDPI AGBiomimetics2313-76732020-10-01544710.3390/biomimetics5040047Biomimetic Self-Healing Cementitious Construction Materials for Smart BuildingsKwok Wei Shah0Ghasan Fahim Huseien1Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117566, SingaporeDepartment of Building, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117566, SingaporeClimate change is anticipated to have a major impact on concrete structures through increasing rates of deterioration as well the impacts of extreme weather events. The deterioration can affect directly or indirectly climate change in addition to the variation in the carbon dioxide concentration, temperature and relative humidity. The deterioration that occurs from the very beginning of the service not only reduces the lifespan of the concretes but also demands more cement to maintain the durability. Meanwhile, the repair process of damaged parts is highly labor intensive and expensive. Thus, the self-healing of such damages is essential for the environmental safety and energy cost saving. The design and production of the self-healing as well as sustainable concretes are intensely researched within the construction industries. Based on these factors, this article provides the materials and methods required for a comprehensive assessment of self-healing concretes. Past developments, recent trends, environmental impacts, sustainability, merits and demerits of several methods for the production of self-healing concrete are discussed and analyzed.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/5/4/47concrete durabilityclimate changesustainabilityself-healing technology |
| spellingShingle | Kwok Wei Shah Ghasan Fahim Huseien Biomimetic Self-Healing Cementitious Construction Materials for Smart Buildings Biomimetics concrete durability climate change sustainability self-healing technology |
| title | Biomimetic Self-Healing Cementitious Construction Materials for Smart Buildings |
| title_full | Biomimetic Self-Healing Cementitious Construction Materials for Smart Buildings |
| title_fullStr | Biomimetic Self-Healing Cementitious Construction Materials for Smart Buildings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biomimetic Self-Healing Cementitious Construction Materials for Smart Buildings |
| title_short | Biomimetic Self-Healing Cementitious Construction Materials for Smart Buildings |
| title_sort | biomimetic self healing cementitious construction materials for smart buildings |
| topic | concrete durability climate change sustainability self-healing technology |
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