Rapid self-sealing of cracks in cementitious materials incorporating superabsorbent polymers
- Authors
- Hong, Geuntae; Choi, Seongcheol
- Issue Date
- Jul-2017
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCI LTD
- Keywords
- Self-sealing; Superabsorbent polymer (SAP); Water flow; X-ray computed tomography (CT)
- Citation
- CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, v.143, pp 366 - 375
- Pages
- 10
- Journal Title
- CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
- Volume
- 143
- Start Page
- 366
- End Page
- 375
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/4215
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.03.133
- ISSN
- 0950-0618
1879-0526
- Abstract
- The effect of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) on rapid self-sealing of cracks in cementitious materials was investigated experimentally. Rapid swelling of SAPs effectively sealed cracks in materials within five minutes, resulting in the reduction ratio of water runoff per unit time in ranges of 34-52% and 52-72% for SAP dosages of 0.5% and 1.0%, respectively. X-ray computed tomography (CT) analysis showed that the swelling ratio of SAPs in the specimens was less than that in the filtered cement pore and synthetic solutions. Analyses of images obtained using X-ray CT, cryofracture scanning electron microscopy, and optical microscopy indicated that when a crack occurred, most SAPs, which were split because of the crack while remaining bonded to the surrounding cement matrix, swelled only as much as the volume of voids formed by swelling of SAPs, not including the crack. However, a part of the SAPs that remained intact swelled across voids, including the crack. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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