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henpecked
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henpecked Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:56 pm
concrete
New idea, might work.
Don't know how well the calcium carbonate sets, might get washed out, but it shows a glimmer of genius.
Hp
seanandruby
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Posts: 4713 Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:01 am
Location: eastbourne
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seanandruby Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:43 am
self healing concrete not exactly new. underground concrete pipes self seal the cracks over time
sean
Tony McC
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Location: Warrington, People's Republic of South Lancashire
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Tony McC Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:23 pm
This research comes from the same university department that leads the world in handling of paving materials. I have some deeper background info somewhere...
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lutonlagerlout
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Posts: 15184 Joined: Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:20 am
Location: bedfordshire
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lutonlagerlout Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:37 pm
lime mortar self heals when it has cracked
but that is because it is flexible in the first place
LLL
rab1
Posts: 1869 Joined: Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:19 pm
Location: scotland
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rab1 Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:15 pm
Tony you must sleep like a baby after reading all of this stuff. :;):
God loves a tryer
Suggers
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Suggers Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:04 pm
Still a great fan of lime mortar -
Still a fan of any flexible approach.
"Meet the new boss - same as the old boss - We all get fooled again"