Long term stress relaxation behaviour of polyethylene terephthalate subjected to thermally activated restrained shrinkage

Research has been carried out with the aim of better understanding the relevant properties of materials to be used in a new self-healing cementitious composite material system. The system consists of shape memory polymer tendons embedded within a cementitious matrix, upon heat activation these tendons undergo a shrinkage process which closes any...

Biomimetic multi-scale damage immunity for construction materials: M4L project overview

This paper presents a vision of a sustainable and resilient built environment that is comprised of materials and structures that continually monitor, regulate, adapt and repair themselves without the need for external intervention. In this way, these self?healing materials and intelligent structures will significantly enhance durability and...