Self-Healing Concrete for Mitigation of Chloride Induced Steel Corrosion

Project Member(s): Castel, A.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Australian Research Council (ARC Discovery Projects)
Australian Research Council (ARC Discovery Projects)

Start year: 2022

Summary: Restraint to restrained shrinkage of concrete is arguably the most common cause of unsightly cracking impacting the serviceability of structures. In chloride environments, these cracks can lead to time-dependent steel reinforcement corrosion. Using crystalline admixtures as chloride transport-mitigating agent owning its hydrophilic nature, this project aims to develop an intrinsic self-healing concrete for rapid healing of retrained shrinkage induced cracks and preventing corrosion of reinforcing steel due to concrete cracking. The outcomes of this project will drive the advances in developing and applying crystalline admixture-based self-healing concrete to improve durability and serviceability of concrete infrastructures.

FOR Codes: Cement and concrete materials, Cement products and concrete materials, Construction materials, Structural engineering

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