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SUBMITTER: Hong G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7040729 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 20200204 3
The effect of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) on autogenous crack healing in cementitious materials with early-age cracking was investigated. SAP-containing samples exposed to wet/dry cycles showed better autogenous healing than those only exposed to wet conditions, as determined by water flow and compressive strength recovery tests. The water flow rates through cracks (380 ± 40 µm) in cement paste and cement mortar containing 1.0% SAP decreased by around 97.1-100% and 79.7-90.7%, respectively, a ...[more]