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Analyzing Self-Healing Concepts to Avoid Concrete Cracking
Construction codes of practice tend to regard materials and structural degradation as unavoidable events, largely overlooking the long-term material behavior and accepting the need for costly maintenance due to structural weathering. New research could improve the lifespan of concrete.
By Abir Al-Tabbaa
February 5, 2019
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by Abir Al-Tabbaa
Abir Al-Tabbaa is Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. She is Head of the £4.4M EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment and a Director of the £4.9M EPSRC-funded Resilient Materials for Life (RM4L) Programme Grant.
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