Experimental characterization of the self-healing capacity of cement based materials: an overview

¹ Politecnico di Milano
² Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
³ CSIC - Eduardo Torroja Institute for Construction Science, 28033 Madrid, Spain
⁴ Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Cordoba, 14071, Cordoba, Spain
⁵ Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium

Published: 11 June 2018 by MDPI in The Eighteenth International Conference of Experimental Mechanics session ICEM 2018

https://doi.org/10.3390/ICEM18-05322

Abstract:

This paper, prepared in the framework of the COST Action SARCOS WG2 activities (http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA15202), provides an overview of the main concepts underlying the experimental characterization of the self-sealing capacity of cement-based materials. This effort intends to pave the way towards standardization of such experimental methods for a comparative assessment of the self-healing capacity of different cement-based materials and of the effectiveness of different techniques, in order to incorporate self-healing concepts and outcomes into durability-based predictive models and design approaches.

Keywords: self-healing; cement-based materials; durability and mechanical properties recovery

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