Print Email Facebook Twitter Simulation of self-healing of dolomitic lime mortar Title Simulation of self-healing of dolomitic lime mortar Author Lubelli, B. Nijland, T.G. Van Hees, R.P.J. Faculty Architecture Department RMIT and Media Studies Date 2011-12-31 Abstract In the present research a test procedure was set up to reproduce self-healing on lime-based (both pure calcium and magnesium-calcium) mortar specimens in laboratory. After few months testing, during which the specimens were subjected to wet-dry cycles, thin sections of the specimens were prepared and observed by Polarization and Fluorescence Microscopy (PFM) and by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) equipped with Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The specimens prepared with dolomitic lime showed the occurrence of self-healing: a magnesium compound is observed filling cracks and voids. These results suggest new possibilities for the development of dolomitic lime mortars with an increased self-healing capacity. Subject self-healingdolomitic mortarPFMSEM-EDX To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:31e6db06-69e0-443b-bba9-b19f4d7b2018 Source 13th Euroseminar on Microscopy Applied to Building Materials, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 14-18 June 2011 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights (c) 2011 Lubelli, B.Nijland, T.G.Van Hees, R.P.J. Files PDF 275758.pdf 911.29 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:31e6db06-69e0-443b-bba9-b19f4d7b2018/datastream/OBJ/view