Ultrasound pulse velocity to measure repair efficiency of concrete containing a self-healing vascular network Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Self-healing of concrete is not science-fiction anymore. In recent years, research studies were focusing on concrete that includes encapsulated repair agent and has the ability to autonomously detect cracks and trigger the reparation processes. The design of self-healing concrete is today optimized and considers 1D or 2D tubular vascular networks that are embedded into concrete during casting. The tubes are empty and sound and the agent is ...