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Autogenous healing of marine exposed concrete: Characterization and quantification through visual crack closure
Concrete can autogenously heal cracks potentially increasing construction durability. Studies quantifying this process are limited to fresh-water making the controlling parameters in sea-water unclear. Here we visually quantify the autogenous healing capacity of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and blast-furnace slag (BFS) cement mortar specimens submerged in fresh- and sea-water. After 56 days, BFS cement specimens in sea-water healed 100% of cracks up to 104 µm, for OPC specimens it was 592 µm. In fresh-water, BFS cement specimens healed 100% of cracks up to 408 µm, while OPC specimens healed 100% of cracks up to 168 µm. Displaying greater healing efficiency OPC specimens in sea-water became weak, developing unacceptable losses in compressive strength. Differences in performance were attributed to the amount of calcium hydroxide in these mortars and specific ions present in sea-water. Visual crack-healing, therefore, should be assessed in conjunction with a material functional property.
Autogenous healing of marine exposed concrete: Characterization and quantification through visual crack closure
Concrete can autogenously heal cracks potentially increasing construction durability. Studies quantifying this process are limited to fresh-water making the controlling parameters in sea-water unclear. Here we visually quantify the autogenous healing capacity of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and blast-furnace slag (BFS) cement mortar specimens submerged in fresh- and sea-water. After 56 days, BFS cement specimens in sea-water healed 100% of cracks up to 104 µm, for OPC specimens it was 592 µm. In fresh-water, BFS cement specimens healed 100% of cracks up to 408 µm, while OPC specimens healed 100% of cracks up to 168 µm. Displaying greater healing efficiency OPC specimens in sea-water became weak, developing unacceptable losses in compressive strength. Differences in performance were attributed to the amount of calcium hydroxide in these mortars and specific ions present in sea-water. Visual crack-healing, therefore, should be assessed in conjunction with a material functional property.
Autogenous healing of marine exposed concrete: Characterization and quantification through visual crack closure
Palin, D. (author) / Wiktor, V. (author) / Jonkers, H.M. (author)
Cement and Concrete Research ; 73 ; 17-24
2015
8 Seiten, 24 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
British Library Online Contents | 2015