CONCRETOS AUTOCICATRIZANTES: ESTADO DA ARTE E RELAÇÃO COM A SUSTENTABILIDADE
SELF-HEALING CONCRETE: STATE OF THE ART AND RELATIONSHIP WITH SUSTAINABILITY
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https://doi.org/10.29183/2447-3073.MIX2026.v12.n1.%25pPalavras-chave:
Sustentabilidade, Autocicatrizante, Concreto, Durabilidade, FissurasResumo
Este artigo apresenta o estado da arte do processo de autocicatrização do concreto, apresentando diferentes formas de realização do processo de modo a compreender os avanços realizados até o presente momento, e observar os impactos ambientais gerados pela utilização desses materiais, tais como o aumento da durabilidade das estruturas e da redução da necessidade do uso de materiais cimentantes empregados nos processos de manutenções relacionados à fissuração, ademais, foram avaliados os estados de avanço das pesquisas dos dois principais tipos de autocicatrização, a cicatrização autógena que foi a origem dos estudos na área e a autônoma que consiste no incremento das propriedades de cicatrização através do uso de aditivo. Os estudos utilizados no artigo foram selecionados através da filtragem de trabalhos práticos focados no processo de cicatrização disponíveis em duas bases de dados (Scopus e Web of Science). A base de dados avaliada demonstra que os concretos autocicatrizantes demonstram um potencial de aumento da durabilidade de edificações e consequentemente uma redução dos impactos ambientais gerados pela construção civil, também foi notável que os concretos que fazem uso de agentes biológicos como aditivos cicatrizantes estão mais avançados que os demais, esse avanço também reflete na escolha da cicatrização autônoma pelos pesquisadores.
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