Effect of crystalline admixtures on the self-healing capability of early-age concrete studied by means of permeability and crack closing tests

This paper analyzes the self-healing properties of early-age concretes, engineered using a crystalline admixture (4% by the weight of cement), by measuring the permeability of cracked specimens and their crack width. Two concrete classes (C30/37 and C45/55) and three healing exposure conditions have...

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Autores: Roig Flores, Marta, Pirritano, F., Ferrara, L., Serna Ros, Pedro|||0000-0001-8754-1165
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/74237
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/74237
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Concrete
Self-healing
Autogenous
Crystalline admixtures
Permeability
Durability
INGENIERIA DE LA CONSTRUCCION
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Resumo:This paper analyzes the self-healing properties of early-age concretes, engineered using a crystalline admixture (4% by the weight of cement), by measuring the permeability of cracked specimens and their crack width. Two concrete classes (C30/37 and C45/55) and three healing exposure conditions have been investigated: water immersion at 15 °C, at 30 °C and wet/dry cycles. Specimens were pre-cracked at 2 days, to values of crack width in the range of 0.10 0.40 mm. The results show almost perfect healing capability for specimens healed under water at 30 °C, better than for specimens healed under water at 15 °C, while insufficient for the wet/dry exposure.