Giovanni Anglani

This study focuses on the use of additive manufacturing techniques as a possible way to produce n...ovel types of macro-capsules, suitable to be filled with different healing agents and subsequently embedded in cementitious materials to introduce self-healing properties and deal with the sensitivity of these materials to crack form

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).

The intensive use of cement-based building materials is a growing concern in terms of environment...al impact, since they significantly contribute to the global anthropogenic CO2 emissions.

Development and commercialization of self-healing concrete is hampered due to a lack of standardi...zed test methods. Six inter-laboratory testing programs are being executed by the EU COST action SARCOS, each focusing on test methods for a specific self-healing technique.

Self-healing concrete has the potential to optimise traditional design approaches; however, comme...rcial uptake requires the ability to harmonize against standardized frameworks. Within EU SARCOS COST Action, different interlaboratory tests were executed on different self-healing techniques.