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Methyl methacrylate as a healing agent for self-healing cementitious materials

2011; IOP Publishing; Volume: 20; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1088/0964-1726/20/12/125016

1361-665X

Kim Van Tittelboom, Kehinde Adesanya, Peter Dubruel, Peter Van Puyvelde, Nele De Belie,

Concrete Corrosion and Durability

Different types of healing agents have already been tested on their efficiency for use in self-healing cementitious materials. Generally, commercial healing agents are used while their properties are adjusted for manual crack repair and not for autonomous crack healing. Consequently, the amount of regain in properties due to self-healing of cracks is limited. In this research, a methyl methacrylate (MMA)-based healing agent was developed specifically for use in self-healing cementitious materials. Various parameters were optimized including the viscosity, curing time, strength, etc. After the desired properties were obtained, the healing agent was encapsulated and screened for its self-healing efficiency. The decrease in water permeability due to autonomous crack healing using MMA as a healing agent was similar to the results obtained for manually healed cracks. First results seem promising: however, further research needs to be undertaken in order to obtain an optimal healing agent ready for use in practice.