Ultrasonic Monitoring of the Interaction between Cement Matrix and Alkaline Silicate Solution in Self-Healing Systems

Alkaline solutions, such as sodium, potassium or lithium silicates, appear to be very promising as healing agents for the development of encapsulated self-healing concretes. However, the evolution of their mechanical and acoustic properties in time has not yet been completely clarified, especially r...

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Main Authors: Mohand Ait Ouarabi, Paola Antonaci, Fouad Boubenider, Antonio S. Gliozzi, Marco Scalerandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/1/46