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Biomimetic cementitious construction materials for next generation infrastructure

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cam.issuedOnline2018-12-19
dc.contributor.authorAl-Tabbaa, A
dc.contributor.authorLitina, Chrysoula
dc.contributor.orcidLitina, Chrysoula [0000-0002-8020-7524]
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-16T00:30:47Z
dc.date.available2019-01-16T00:30:47Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-01
dc.description.abstractThe resilience of civil engineering structures has traditionally been associated with the design of individual elements with sufficient capacity to respond appropriately to adverse events. This has traditionally employed ‘robust’ design procedures that focus on defining safety factors for individual adverse events and providing redundancy. As such, construction materials have traditionally been designed to specific technical specifications. Furthermore, material degradation is viewed as inevitable and mitigation necessitates expensive maintenance regimes. Based on a better understanding of natural biological systems, biomimetic materials that have the ability to adapt and respond to their environment have recently been developed. This fundamental change has the potential to facilitate the creation of a wide range of ‘smart’ materials and intelligent structures, that can self-sense and self‐repair without the need for external intervention which could transform our infrastructure. This paper presents an overview of the development, application and commercial perspectives of a suite of complementary self-healing cementitious systems that have been developed as part of a national team and led to the first UK full-scale field trials on self-healing concrete.
dc.description.sponsorshipFinancial support from The UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for the Materials for Life (M4L) grant (EP/K026631/1, 2013-2016) and the programme grant Resilient Materials for Life (RM4L, EP/02081X/1, 2017-2022) is gratefully acknowledged.
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.35345
dc.identifier.eissn2397-8759
dc.identifier.issn2397-8759
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/288026
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherICE Publishing
dc.publisher.urlhttps://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jsmic.18.00005
dc.subject3403 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
dc.subject33 Built Environment and Design
dc.subject34 Chemical Sciences
dc.subject40 Engineering
dc.subject4005 Civil Engineering
dc.subject3302 Building
dc.titleBiomimetic cementitious construction materials for next generation infrastructure
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-10-17
prism.endingPage76
prism.issueIdentifier2
prism.publicationNameProceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Smart Infrastructure and Construction
prism.startingPage67
prism.volume171
pubs.funder-project-idEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K026631/1)
pubs.funder-project-idEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/P02081X/1)
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionAM
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1680/jsmic.18.00005

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