Print Email Facebook Twitter On The Role Of Soft Inclusions On The Fracture Behaviour Of Cement Paste Title On The Role Of Soft Inclusions On The Fracture Behaviour Of Cement Paste Author Mercuri, L. (Politecnico di Torino) Romero Rodriguez, C. (TU Delft Materials and Environment) Xu, Y. (TU Delft Materials and Environment) Chaves Figueiredo, S. (TU Delft Materials and Environment) Mors, R.M. (TU Delft Materials and Environment) Rossi, E. (TU Delft Materials and Environment) Anglani, G. (Politecnico di Torino) Antonaci, P. (Politecnico di Torino) Šavija, B. (TU Delft Materials and Environment) Schlangen, E. (TU Delft Materials and Environment) Contributor Pijaudier-Cabot, G. (editor) Grassl, P. (editor) La Borderie, C. (editor) Date 2019 Abstract Soft inclusions, such as capsules and other particulate admixtures are increasingly being used in cementitious materials for functional purposes (i.e. self-healing and self-sensing of concrete). Yet, their influence on the fracture behaviour of the material is sometimes overlooked and requires in-depth study for the optimization of mechanical and/or smart properties. An experimental investigation is presented herein on the role of bacteria-based lactate-derived particles on the fracture behaviour of cement paste in tensile configuration. These admixtures are currently used for the purpose of self-healing. Digital Image Correlation was used to obtain strain contours on the surface of the samples during the test. The influence of soft particles addition and age of the samples on the fracture mechanics of the composite were investigated. Subject Cement PasteWork of FractureTensile StrengthDurability To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:449384cd-84ec-41a0-afe5-7d5552ef56fc DOI https://doi.org/10.21012/FC10.235271 Source Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures Event 10th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, 2019-06-24 → 2019-06-26, Bayonne, France Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2019 L. Mercuri, C. Romero Rodriguez, Y. Xu, S. Chaves Figueiredo, R.M. Mors, E. Rossi, G. Anglani, P. Antonaci, B. Šavija, E. Schlangen Files PDF Mercuri2019_ON_THE_ROLE_O ... _PASTE.pdf 4 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:449384cd-84ec-41a0-afe5-7d5552ef56fc/datastream/OBJ/view