Hardening Characteristics of Self-healing Cement Mortars

In water conservancy and transportation engineering, self-healing cement has been widely used. This paper researches the optimal water-cement ratio of self-healing cement mortar to obtain the best basic performance, and on this basis, researches the occasional effect of self-healing agent and fibers on the mechanical properties of cement mortar. In addition, the research on the shrinkage characteristics and impermeability of cement mortar by self-healing agent was carried out to provide the basis for the curing methods of bacterial cement in the project. Finally, the microstructure of self-healing cement provides a theoretical basis for the macroscopic performance. The results show that the best water-cement ratio of the self-healing cement mortar is 0.42, and the fiber can effectively improve the toughness of the material. In addition, bacterial can increase the auto-shrinkage and impermeability of cement. These results will offer valuable experience for experimenters to assist the experiment work.