Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@conference {3079, title = {Potential of Fungi for Concrete Repair}, journal = {13th International Conference Interdisciplinarity in Engineering (INTER-ENG 2019)}, year = {2019}, month = {2019-10-03 00:00:00}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {T{\^a}rgu Mure{\c s}, Romania}, abstract = {Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world being cement one of its main components. Cement production accounts for 5-8\% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Most of the world{\textquoteright}s infrastructures are produced from reinforced concrete and cracking is one of the major drawbacks for its durability. The cracks in concrete reduce their resistance capacity and allow the entry of harmful agents both for their microstructure and for the reinforcements located inside the structure. Sustainable solutions aimed at reducing costs and environmental impacts for this problem have been researched. The bioscience of precipitation mechanisms with microbiologically induced calcium carbonate (MICCP) is an alternative to traditionally used methods and a way to mitigate the environmental impact of using more cement and polymers. Most of the biocementation studies present bacteria as microorganisms responsible for the CaCO3 induction process. Fungi are potentially better for the biocementation process because they have more biomass and are filaments, which may aid in the mechanical behaviour of the formed bioconcrete. Thus, the present work proposes the development of a methodology to analyse the potential use of fungi present in concrete structures as biorepair agents.
}, keywords = {Bioconcrete, concrete repair, cracks, fungi, Microbiologically induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICCP)}, author = {Martuscelli, C. and Soares, C. and Cam{\~o}es, A. and Lima, N.} }
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt