International Journal of Construction Engineering and Planning
Self-Healing of Concrete
Abstract
In this research paper detail of self-healing of concrete is specified. Various developments are running to study self-healing mechanisms. In this mechanism bacteria are mixed in concrete that make concrete structures water tight and upsurges durability. The concrete that can hit its own crashes.References (7)
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