Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP230100688
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Creating pH-sensitive self-healing concrete using sludge waste for sewers. In Australia, our 117,000 km of concrete sewer pipes are currently internally corroding at a depth rate of 1-3 mm per annum. The repair of deteriorated concrete is costly and often short-lived. Based on an advanced composite technology, this project will develop a pH-sensitive self-healing concrete that can repair itself without human intervention at the early stage of corrosion. Sludge waste from drinking water treatment will be utilised as a healing agent to mitigate the corrosion. Combined experiments and molecular dynamics simulation will uncover all aspects of the healing process to enable the practical application of this technology. The findings will extend the lifetime of concrete structures and promote a circular economy.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2024
End Date: 12-2026
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $501,504.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Structural engineering | Civil engineering | Construction materials
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
