Use of bacteria to repair cracks in concrete

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 157-166

  Van Tittelboom, Kim ^a   De Belie, Nele ^a   De Muynck, Willem ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacteria; CaCO3 (D); Concrete (E); Microcracking (B)

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIAL DEGRADATION; CACO3 (D); CALCIUM CARBONATE; CONCRETE REPAIRS; CRACK-HEALING; REPAIR TECHNIQUES; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS; UREOLYTIC; VISUAL EXAMINATION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CARBONATION; CRYSTALS; METABOLISM; MICROCRACKING; REPAIR; SILICA; SILICA GEL; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; UREA;

CRACKS;

EID: 70449656995     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2009.08.025     Document Type: Article

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