Concrete is a material that is widely used in the construction market due to its availability and cost, although it is prone to fracture formation. Therefore, there has been a surge in …
This study aims to develop multifunctionality of cementitious composites with the integrated self-sensing and self-healing capacities by incorporating conductive carbon black (CB) with …
S Fan, M Li - Cement and Concrete Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to understand the intrinsic healing process along crack depth in cementitious materials with various physical and chemical parameters. A new, coupled …
A Sinha, DZH Lim, J Wei - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Self-healing is an ideal mechanism for concrete to achieve self-repair of microcracks. While extensive efforts have been invested in capsule-based autonomous self-healing, the …
Z Wan, Y Xu, Y Zhang, S He, B Šavija - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
Cracking is one of the main causes for deterioration of concrete structures. Self-healing concrete with 3D-printed vascular networks has excellent potential for autonomous self …
In this research, the properties of the colloidal nano silica-incorporated strain-hardening cementitious composite (SHCC) were investigated. Specifically, mechanical properties and …
AK Roopa, AM Hunashyal, RRM Mysore - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in material science and self-sensing technology have enabled the development of cement-based nanocomposite sensors that detect the damage on their own …
Encapsulation is a very promising technique that is being explored to enhance the autonomous self-healing of cementitious materials. However, its success requires the …
PS Nair, R Gupta, V Agrawal - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Microcracks are one of the many distresses faced by the construction sector touched since remote ages. It causes disintegration of concrete or mortar, yielding ingress of harmful …