Healing fine cracks in concrete with bacterial cement for an advanced non-destructive monitoring
Cracks in concrete are inevitable and they can adversely affect the service life of structures. An efficient method to heal the cracks coupled with a reliable monitoring technique is of paramount importance. Standard crack healing materials are unable to penetrate thin cracks [1]. This paper present...
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| author | Kaur, Nimrat Majhi, Subhra Dhami, Navdeep Mukherjee, Abhijit |
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| description | Cracks in concrete are inevitable and they can adversely affect the service life of structures. An efficient method to heal the cracks coupled with a reliable monitoring technique is of paramount importance. Standard crack healing materials are unable to penetrate thin cracks [1]. This paper presents an experimental demonstration of healing of fine cracks of around 0.6 mm using the bacterial based healing technique. Simultaneously, the evidence and efficiency of bacterial healing is investigated using advanced monitoring techniques. Ultrasonic signals passing through the healing area have been recorded and the waveform has been studied to interpret the condition of the crack. It has been validated through a series of water-tightness tests. The bacterial technique was able to heal the crack to the extent that no water was seen to permeate through the crack. The evidence of bacterial healing was confirmed through scanning electron microscopy and X-ray dispersion spectrum. It was found that the ultrasonic technique is able to monitor the progression of healing. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-832642021-07-15T05:52:41Z Healing fine cracks in concrete with bacterial cement for an advanced non-destructive monitoring Kaur, Nimrat Majhi, Subhra Dhami, Navdeep Mukherjee, Abhijit Science & Technology Technology Construction & Building Technology Engineering, Civil Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Engineering Materials Science Concrete Ultrasonic monitoring Healing Bacteria Calcium carbonate precipitation PRECIPITATION REPAIR QUANTIFICATION Cracks in concrete are inevitable and they can adversely affect the service life of structures. An efficient method to heal the cracks coupled with a reliable monitoring technique is of paramount importance. Standard crack healing materials are unable to penetrate thin cracks [1]. This paper presents an experimental demonstration of healing of fine cracks of around 0.6 mm using the bacterial based healing technique. Simultaneously, the evidence and efficiency of bacterial healing is investigated using advanced monitoring techniques. Ultrasonic signals passing through the healing area have been recorded and the waveform has been studied to interpret the condition of the crack. It has been validated through a series of water-tightness tests. The bacterial technique was able to heal the crack to the extent that no water was seen to permeate through the crack. The evidence of bacterial healing was confirmed through scanning electron microscopy and X-ray dispersion spectrum. It was found that the ultrasonic technique is able to monitor the progression of healing. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83264 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118151 English Elsevier restricted |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Technology Construction & Building Technology Engineering, Civil Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Engineering Materials Science Concrete Ultrasonic monitoring Healing Bacteria Calcium carbonate precipitation PRECIPITATION REPAIR QUANTIFICATION Kaur, Nimrat Majhi, Subhra Dhami, Navdeep Mukherjee, Abhijit Healing fine cracks in concrete with bacterial cement for an advanced non-destructive monitoring |
| title | Healing fine cracks in concrete with bacterial cement for an advanced non-destructive monitoring |
| title_full | Healing fine cracks in concrete with bacterial cement for an advanced non-destructive monitoring |
| title_fullStr | Healing fine cracks in concrete with bacterial cement for an advanced non-destructive monitoring |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healing fine cracks in concrete with bacterial cement for an advanced non-destructive monitoring |
| title_short | Healing fine cracks in concrete with bacterial cement for an advanced non-destructive monitoring |
| title_sort | healing fine cracks in concrete with bacterial cement for an advanced non-destructive monitoring |
| topic | Science & Technology Technology Construction & Building Technology Engineering, Civil Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Engineering Materials Science Concrete Ultrasonic monitoring Healing Bacteria Calcium carbonate precipitation PRECIPITATION REPAIR QUANTIFICATION |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83264 |