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El desarrollo de Bio-curación de Compuesto de
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Self-healing bacteria, when integrated with natural fiber-reinforced concrete, form a
distinctive and sustainable building material with the inherent ability to enhance strength
and facilitate crack healing. This paper reports on effective curing method that can reduce
the excessive consumption of curing water for self-healing bacteria integrated natural fiber-
reinforced concrete. A comprehensive analysis is conducted to evaluate parameters such as
compressive strength (CS), compressive strength regain (CSR), and ultrasonic pulse velocity
(UPV) under different curing systems, namely, pond curing (PC) and wet covering (WC). The
investigation commences with the identification of bacteria from a suitable environment,
followed by their direct addition to concrete, along with varying percentages of jute fibers
(0.3, 0.5, and 0.7). The results obtained from the WC system reveal that, in comparison with
Bacillus paramycoides, Bacillus tropicus exhibits increased values of CSR, UPV, and crack
healing by 88%, 28%, and 92%, respectively. Numerical analysis is carried for evaluating
crack pattern behavior of cubes under compression and compared with experimental data.
Microstructural analysis explores the fact that the porous microstructure of the cement
matrix is densified through the microbial-induced precipitation of various polymorphs of
calcium carbonates.

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Acknowledgements
The authors wish to acknowledge School of Civil Engineering and School of Chemical and
Biotechnology of SASTRA Deemed to be University for their entire support in providing
laboratory sources, till the completion of this research.

Funding
This research was funded by SASTRA Deemed to be University under TRR Research scheme
with a grant no. SASTRA/SoCE/AS/TRR2022.

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Anbazhagan, R., Arunachalam, S. Development of Bio-healing Fiber Composite Concrete at
Different Curing Conditions. Arab J Sci Eng (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-
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Keywords
Jute fiber Bacillus paramycoides Bacillus tropicus Pond curing

Wet covering Mechanical properties Numerical study Crack healing

Microstructure study