Study of the feasibility of self-healing Concrete with and without crystalline admixtures

[EN] Self-healing concrete is able to recover completely or partially its properties after being damaged (usually by cracking). This work studies the effect on self-healing of introducing a crystalline admixture into concrete. The focus has been made in analyzing cracks of different sizes (up to 0.4...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Roig Flores, Marta
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/75157
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/75157
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Self-repairing
Durability
Self-healing
Concrete
Aditivos cristalinos
Autorreparación
Durabilidad
Autosanable
Hormigón
Crystalline admixtures
INGENIERIA DE LA CONSTRUCCION
Máster Universitario en Ingeniería del Hormigón-Màster Universitari en Enginyeria del Formigó
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Sumario:[EN] Self-healing concrete is able to recover completely or partially its properties after being damaged (usually by cracking). This work studies the effect on self-healing of introducing a crystalline admixture into concrete. The focus has been made in analyzing cracks of different sizes (up to 0.4 mm) produced at early ages of concrete and the effectiveness of the healing process under several exposures. The properties that have been analyzed, before and after the healing process, are permeability of cracked specimens and visual closure of the crack.