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Self Healing Material
Self Healing Material
MATERIAL--
BACTERIAL
CONCRETE
Introduction :
Concrete is a material which is the most widely
used building material in the world.
40
38
Stiffness 36
(N/mm) with bacteria
34 without bacteria
32
30
3.18
9.53
Depth of crack (mm)
(2) Effect of bacteria to various depths
of crack on compressive strength:
cube size 50.8×50.8×50.8 mm
Cured for 28 days kept exposed to air for 3 months
50
40
Compress-
ive strength 30
in(Mpa) 20
with bacteria
10 without bacteria
0
12.7
19
25.4
Depth of crack(mm)
Result showed increase in compressive strength
of specimen with bacteria but in crack of depth
25.4mm it showed more significant result that its
compressive increased by 80%
(3)Effects of different concentration
of bacteria on compressive strength:
Same specimen were made as it was in previous
experiment
40
Compressive
30
strength
in(Mpa) 20
10
0
4.3*10^8 8.6*10^8 4.3*10^9 without bacteria
specimens
In result specimen which were treated with
bacteria showed higher compressive strength.
0.2 control
Mean 1*10^6
expansion (%) 1*10^7
8.6*10^8
0.1
1*10^9
0
3 days 7 days 11 days 14 days
Age(days)
(5)Effects of different concentration of
bacteria on sulfate attack resistance :
Same size of beams as used in previous example
0.01
control
Mean 1*10^6
expansion(%)
8.6*0^8
0.01 1*10^9
0
0 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63
Immersion age
(days)
(6)Effects of different concentration of
bacteria on freeze and thaw action:
Size of beam- 285.75×76.2×76.2mm
80
60
Weight change (%) 0 cycles
40 210 cycles
20
0
control 1*10^6 1*10^7 8.6*10^8
Mix designation
Scanning electron microscopy
investigation:
This analysis is done due to the following reasons: