Impregnation and encapsulation of lightweight aggregates for self-healing concrete
- Submitting institution
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University of Hertfordshire
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 13466241
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.07.143
- Title of journal
- Construction and Building Materials
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- First page
- 910
- Volume
- 124
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0950-0618
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- August
- Year of publication
- 2016
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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2
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This research pioneered the concept of using porous lightweight aggregates as potential carriers of sodium silicate as a healing compound for cement-based applications. This work fed into the EPSRC programme grant “Resilient Materials for Life” (EP/P02081X/1). The findings provide a very important insight into alternative encapsulation techniques that shift away from the dependency on polymeric materials and matrices. Research findings were supported by microstructural analysis (SEM; XRD; FTIR), microscopic observations of the healing process of formed cracks as well as mechanical testing (flexural strength recovery measurements) and durability assessment in the form of capillary sorption coefficient recovery.
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- Non-English
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