An overview of self‐healable polymers and recent advances in the field
N El Choufi, S Mustapha, A Tehrani B… - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The search for materials with better performance, longer service life, lower environmental
impact, and lower overall cost is at the forefront of polymer science and material …
impact, and lower overall cost is at the forefront of polymer science and material …
Research progress on numerical models for self‐healing cementitious materials
T Jefferson, E Javierre, B Freeman… - Advanced materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, research progress on numerical models for self‐healing cementitious materials
(SHCMs) is discussed. Models developed specifically for SHCMs, as well as other relevant …
(SHCMs) is discussed. Models developed specifically for SHCMs, as well as other relevant …
A discrete numerical model for the effects of crack healing on the behaviour of ordinary plain concrete: Implementation, calibration, and validation
In the last decade the self-healing of cracks in cementitious materials has been gaining an
increasing interest by both the concrete industry and the scientific community. Framed into …
increasing interest by both the concrete industry and the scientific community. Framed into …
[HTML][HTML] A cohesive-zone crack healing model for self-healing materials
A cohesive zone-based constitutive model, originally developed to model fracture, is
extended to include a healing variable to simulate crack healing processes and thus …
extended to include a healing variable to simulate crack healing processes and thus …
A review on cementitious self-healing and the potential of phase-field methods for modeling crack-closing and fracture recovery
Improving the durability and sustainability of concrete structures has been driving the
enormous number of research papers on self-healing mechanisms that have been …
enormous number of research papers on self-healing mechanisms that have been …
Numerical simulation of the chloride penetration in cracked and healed UHPC via a discrete multiphysics model
Concrete cracks in service conditions, and this accelerates the degradation of both
cementitious matrix and steel reinforcement. The inherent capacity of cementitious materials …
cementitious matrix and steel reinforcement. The inherent capacity of cementitious materials …
Mechanical response of a vascular self-healing cementitious material system under varying loading conditions
T Selvarajoo, RE Davies, BL Freeman… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The paper presents results from two groups of experimental tests on a pressurised vascular
self-healing cementitious material system, in which low viscosity cyanoacrylate was …
self-healing cementitious material system, in which low viscosity cyanoacrylate was …
Modeling microcapsule-enabled self-healing cementitious composite materials using discrete element method
Concrete with a micro-encapsulated healing agent is appealing due to its self-healing
capacity. The discrete element method (DEM) is emerging as an increasingly used …
capacity. The discrete element method (DEM) is emerging as an increasingly used …
[HTML][HTML] A crack-opening-dependent numerical model for self-healing cementitious materials
AD Jefferson, BL Freeman - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
A new damage-healing model for self-healing cementitious materials is described. The
model is formulated using results from a discrete ligament model and guided by the findings …
model is formulated using results from a discrete ligament model and guided by the findings …
Modeling of damage-healing and nonlinear self-healing concrete behavior: Application to coupled and uncoupled self-healing mechanisms
C Oucif, GZ Voyiadjis, T Rabczuk - Theoretical and Applied Fracture …, 2018 - Elsevier
Self-healing materials have recently become more popular due to their capability to
autonomously and autogenously repair the damage in concrete material. A simple damage …
autonomously and autogenously repair the damage in concrete material. A simple damage …