A review of self‐healing concrete for damage management of structures

N De Belie, E Gruyaert, A Al‐Tabbaa… - Advanced materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing concern for safety and sustainability of structures is calling for the
development of smart self‐healing materials and preventive repair methods. The …

Application of microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) technique in concrete crack repair: A review

YS Zhang, Y Liu, XD Sun, W Zeng, HP Xing… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Concrete cracking is regarded as one of the foremost factors posing a long-term safety threat
to the durability of structures. Recently, microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation …

Growth environment optimization for inducing bacterial mineralization and its application in concrete healing

M Wu, X Hu, Q Zhang, D Xue, Y Zhao - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Bacterial-based healing is a promising solution for sustainable concrete maintenance. The
purpose of this research was to heal the concrete cracks with Bacillus cereus as a healing …

Assessment of soft computing techniques for the prediction of compressive strength of bacterial concrete

F Almohammed, P Sihag, SS Sammen, KA Ostrowski… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this investigation, the potential of M5P, Random Tree (RT), Reduced Error Pruning Tree
(REP Tree), Random Forest (RF), and Support Vector Regression (SVR) techniques have …

Application potential of Bacillus megaterium encapsulated by low alkaline sulphoaluminate cement in self-healing concrete

Y Su, T Zheng, C Qian - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
With the help of microbial mineralization to accelerate carbonate deposition, microbial self-
healing concrete has developed into a promising technology because it is environmentally …

Preparation and performance evaluation of environment-friendly biological dust suppressant

M Wu, X Hu, Q Zhang, Y Zhao, J Sun, W Cheng… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) is an economical and eco-friendly
technology. The purpose of this study is to evaluate EICP technology for the control of coal …

Study on the influencing factors and mechanism of calcium carbonate precipitation induced by urease bacteria

H Yi, T Zheng, Z Jia, T Su, C Wang - Journal of Crystal Growth, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a widespread phenomenon in
nature. In this paper, various factors affecting microbial growth and urease activity were …

Effect and mechanism of encapsulation-based spores on self-healing concrete at different curing ages

T Zheng, Y Su, X Zhang, H Zhou… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
It has become an intelligent and environmental protection method to repair concrete cracks
based on microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP). However, due to the …

Evaluation of microencapsulation techniques for MICP bacterial spores applied in self-healing concrete

W Pungrasmi, J Intarasoontron, P Jongvivatsakul… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Concrete cracks must be repaired promptly in order to prevent structural damage and to
prolong the structural life of the building (or other such construction). Biological self-healing …

[HTML][HTML] Factors influencing self-healing mechanisms of cementitious materials: A review

A Mohamed, Y Zhou, E Bertolesi, M Liu, F Liao… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing awareness of climate change and global warming has pushed industries to
be more conscious of their environmental impact, especially in the construction industry with …