A Study of Durability Properties of Bacterial Concrete
Enhancing Durability of Concrete Using Bacterial Impregnation
Keywords:
durability properties, bacterial concrete, deformation, cracks, structural failure, bacteria, calcium carbonate precipitate, self-recuperating concrete, microorganisms, impermeabilityAbstract
Concrete is the most predominant building material in construction industries. Due to improper design, temperature effects like freezing, thawing and shrinkage which cause deformation and produce cracks in the structures. Cracks are one of the major weaknesses of concrete which leads to the structural failure. To remediate cracks in structures, bacterial concrete is new innovative technique in which Bacteria are used. During the mixing of concrete, bacteria produces calcium carbonate precipitate will cure the cracks automatically. Bacterial impregnated Concrete is a self-recuperating concrete in which microscopic organisms pre included into the solid lattice. Microbial cement accomplish more consideration is on account of it is without split and erosion free in turn result in quality augmentation. The microscopic organisms and its hastens adjust the microstructure of cement in this manner enhance the impermeability of cement. In this examination, sturdiness and break recuperating conduct of bacterial impregnated solid utilizing bacillus subtilis jc3 microorganisms was directed. Trial comes about demonstrated a superior solidness execution by bacterial impregnated concrete contrasted with customary M25 Concrete. Bacterial cement displayed split width decrease when submerged in water which fortifies self-recuperating property of it.Published
2018-05-01
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“A Study of Durability Properties of Bacterial Concrete: Enhancing Durability of Concrete Using Bacterial Impregnation”, JASRAE, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 78–81, May 2018, Accessed: Sep. 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/8042
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How to Cite
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“A Study of Durability Properties of Bacterial Concrete: Enhancing Durability of Concrete Using Bacterial Impregnation”, JASRAE, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 78–81, May 2018, Accessed: Sep. 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/8042