{"product_id":"9789400766235","title":"Self-Healing Phenomena in Cement-Based Materials","description":"Self-healing materials are man-made materials which have the built-in capability to repair damage. Failure in materials is often caused by the occurrence of small microcracks throughout the material. In self-healing materials phenomena are triggered to counteract these microcracks. These processes are ideally triggered by the occurrence of damage itself. Thus far, the self-healing capacity of cement-based materials has been considered as something \"extra\". This could be called passive self-healing, since it was not a designed feature of the material, but an inherent property of it. Centuries-old buildings have been said to have survived these centuries because of the inherent self-healing capacity of the binders used for cementing building blocks together. In this State-of-the-Art Report a closer look is taken at self-healing phenomena in cement-based materials. It is shown what options are available to design for this effect rather than have it occur as a \"coincidental extra\".","brand":"Mario de Rooij","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47508755349822,"sku":"9789400766235","price":4030.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9789400766235.jpg?v=1707790765","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9789400766235","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}