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Self-healing concrete to create durable and sustainable concrete structures

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"Within the call “Self-healing materials for prolonged lifetime”, self-healing concrete is an important topic. Adequate perpetuation of the road, tunnel and bridge network, is crucial to preserving European cohesion and business operations; and around 70% of this infrastructure is made of concrete. In order to guarantee liquid tightness of concrete structures, and enhance durability of elements prone to bending cracks, smart concrete with self-healing properties will be designed. Thanks to the existing expertise of the consortium in the field of self-healing concrete at a lab scale, a thoughtful selection of promising techniques is possible. For early age cracks a non-elastic repair material can be proposed, such as calcium carbonate precipitated by bacteria, or new cement hydrates of which the formation is stimulated by the presence of hydrogels. For moving cracks under dynamic load, an elastic polymeric healing agent is suggested. Different healing agents and encapsulation techniques are tested and scaled up. Self-healing efficiency is evaluated in lab-scale tests using purposefully adapted monitoring techniques, and optimized with the help of suitable computer models. Finally the efficiency is validated in a large scale lab test and implemented in an actual concrete structure. Life-cycle cost analysis will show the impact of the self-healing technologies on economy, society and environment compared to traditional construction methods."

Zaproszenie do składania wniosków

FP7-NMP-2012-SMALL-6
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Koordynator

UNIVERSITEIT GENT
Wkład UE
€ 643 360,00
Adres
SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25
9000 Gent
Belgia

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Region
Vlaams Gewest Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Arr. Gent
Rodzaj działalności
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Kontakt administracyjny
Nathalie Vandepitte (Ms.)
Linki
Koszt całkowity
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