Self-Healing Cementitious Materials: Technologies, Evaluation Methods, and Applications

Climate change is expected to significantly impact concrete structures, leading to increased deterioration and the impact of extreme weather events. Self-healing cementitious materials can help mitigate these effects, enabling the construction industry to move towards greater sustainability, safety, and cost savings. This book examines concrete structures with self-repair capability, discusses advantages and design strategies, covers effective self-repair methods, and explores future directions and opportunities. It is written for researchers, advanced students, and industry professionals.

Format: Hardback
Length: 140 pages
Publication date: 03 May 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Climate change is expected to significantly impact concrete structures, leading to accelerated deterioration and heightened vulnerability to extreme weather events. Repairing such damage will be labor-intensive and costly, making it crucial for the construction industry to explore sustainable solutions. Self-healing cementitious materials hold the potential to mitigate these effects and promote greater sustainability, safety, cost savings, and efficiency.

This book delves into the examination of concrete structures based on self-repairing capabilities, exploring their potential for sustainable projects. It discusses the advantages and design strategies of self-healing concretes, covering various effective and detailed self-repair methods. The book also compares the advantages and disadvantages of each method, examining the use of materials such as polymers and nanomaterials. It provides a comprehensive review of factors affecting performance, properties, and applications of self-healing cementitious materials.

Written for researchers, advanced students, and industry professionals, Self-Healing Cementitious Materials: Technologies, Evaluation Methods, and Applications offers a detailed perspective on an emerging technology in materials science, civil engineering, and related fields. It provides valuable insights for those seeking to advance their knowledge and understanding of self-healing cementitious materials and their applications in the construction industry.

Weight: 440g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032050386