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Snoeck, D. (author), Dubruel, P. (author), De Belie, N. (author)Cementitious materials are sensitive to crack formation and it would be beneficial if the material could stop the crack propagation, repair the damage and reach again the original liquid-tightness and/or strength. Therefore, a cementitious material with synthetic microfibres and superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) is proposed. Upon crack formation,...conference paper 2013
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De Belie, N. (author)Within the theme Self-healing materials for prolonged lifetime (NMP.2012.2.1-3) of the Seventh Framework Programme, self-healing concrete is an important topic. The project HEALCON, which deals with self-healing concrete to create durable and sustainable concrete structures, is funded by EU-FP7 and started in January 2013. The coordinator of...conference paper 2013
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De Belie, N. (author), Van der Zwaag, S. (author), Gruyaert, E. (author), Van Tittelboom, K. (author), Debbaut, B. (author)Symposium organised by Ghent University, Department of Structural Engineering and Delft University of Technology, Aerospace Structures & Materials. Materials play an extremely important role in our lives. These materials may be of a very different nature ranging from metals over concrete to polymers and composite materials. They all have in...book 2013
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Van Tittelboom, K. (author), Snoeck, D. (author), Wang, J. (author), De Belie, N. (author)While the Japanese researchers Ohama et al. [1] already mentioned in 1992 that a self-healing effect was noticed when polymer-modified concrete without hardener was made, the real pioneer in the research on self-healing concrete is Carolyn Dry from Illinois. The first time she proposed the use of encapsulated polymers to obtain self-healing...conference paper 2013
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De Belie, N. (author), Du Prez, F. (author), Terryn, H. (author), Wallaeys, B. (author)Abstract only.conference paper 2013