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Concrete Early-Age Crack Closing by Autogenous Healing

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  • Marta Roig-Flores

    (Institute of Concrete Science and Technology (ICITECH), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Pedro Serna

    (Institute of Concrete Science and Technology (ICITECH), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

Abstract

Autogenous healing is mainly produced by continuing hydration or carbonation. The aim of this research is to quantify the crack closing produced by autogenous healing for early-age concrete. This healing was evaluated for two crack size levels, 0.1 mm and 0.4 mm, under three healing conditions: water immersion, a humidity chamber, and wet/dry cycles. Crack closing was evaluated after 7, 14, 28 and 42 days under healing conditions. The internal status of the cracks was verified visually and using phenolphthalein. The results show that specimens stored in the humidity chamber did not experience healing, while specimens under wet/dry cycles and water immersion achieved the complete closing of small-sized cracks (under 0.15 mm). Autogenous healing showed higher speed under wet/dry cycles but higher final efficiency under water immersion. However, the inspection of the interior of the specimens showed that self-closing occurred mostly on the surface, and carbonation in the crack faces was only noticed very near the specimen’s surface. Additionally, this study proposes a preliminary strategy to model autogenous healing in concrete in terms of crack closing.

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  • Marta Roig-Flores & Pedro Serna, 2020. "Concrete Early-Age Crack Closing by Autogenous Healing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-16, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:11:p:4476-:d:365806
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    1. Estefania Cuenca & Pedro Serna, 2021. "Autogenous Self-Healing Capacity of Early-Age Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-19, March.

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