Crack healing of cementitious materials using shrinkable polymer tendons

Structural Concrete

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-147

  Isaacs, Ben ^a   Lark, Robert ^a   Jefferson, Tony ^a   Davies, Robert ^a   Dunn, Simon ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autogenous healing; crack closure; durability; polymer tendons

Indexed keywords

CRACK CLOSURE; CURING; DURABILITY; SELF-HEALING MATERIALS;

AUTOGENOUS HEALING; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; CLOSING CRACK; COMBINED HEATING; CRACK-HEALING; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; MORTAR BEAMS; SELF-HEALING OF CRACKS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84878600698     PISSN: 14644177     EISSN: 17517648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/suco.201200013     Document Type: Article

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