Costain begins 'self-healing' concrete trials
Withers, Iain
Costain begins 'self-healing' concrete trials - Building (281) 06 November 2015, 14(1) .
Costain and Cardiff University have begun a ground-breaking trial of self-healing concrete techniques without human intervention, which could save the UK billions of pounds in structural repair costs. Researchers are piloting three separate concrete-healing technologies. They want to develop a single system that can be embedded into concrete when is initially set, and then automatically sense when damage occurs.
CONCRETE
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
STRUCTURAL REPAIRS
United Kingdom
693.5 $2 18
Costain begins 'self-healing' concrete trials - Building (281) 06 November 2015, 14(1) .
Costain and Cardiff University have begun a ground-breaking trial of self-healing concrete techniques without human intervention, which could save the UK billions of pounds in structural repair costs. Researchers are piloting three separate concrete-healing technologies. They want to develop a single system that can be embedded into concrete when is initially set, and then automatically sense when damage occurs.
CONCRETE
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
STRUCTURAL REPAIRS
United Kingdom
693.5 $2 18