Hendrik Marius Jonkers - Self-healing concrete containing bacteria

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[@NoName-es1mk]

Michigans going to need a few million tons of this.

[@ultramarinexi6761]

+Live Rave Repeat more like detroit needs this

[@rusocabron]

Hendrik, you gonna be extremely rich and will be totally fair. Amazing.

[@_MaZTeR_]

I can't wait this to be applied everywhere. I hate seeing all these massive cracks on the roads and then avoiding them to not get knocked down.

[@johnmaxwell4958]

What about acid rain? Does the 'healed' concrete that has been filled with limestone still maintain structural integrity? If cracks can no longer be seen, then significant structural failure would go entirely unnoticed as they would be somewhat hidden by the bacteria's patch-job. This could add significant difficulty in identifying problem areas and remove the ability to predict structural failure, and could result in buildings (specifically bridges or other load-bearing structures) presumed as safe and then collapsing without warning.

[@texasforever7887]

John Maxwell Structural failure in concrete is caused by the steel rebar inside concrete weakening do to being exposed to water and oxygen by cracks. If you can seal the crack before the steel begins to rust then no structural damage occurs. Also since the bacteria only seals thin cracks and not large cracks that can indicate rebar damage there should be no concern for hidden structural damage. BTW I test and inspect building materials for a living. One of the biggest things I look for before l will let someone pour concrete is rebar placed in a way that will be exposed to the air.

[@texasforever7887]

John Maxwell Also acid rain or regular water for that matter would over time wear though limestone (which is how a sinkhole is formed). But it would take longer for that to happen, on the range of thousands of years, then the bacteria would still work to fill cracks which the video says is 200 years. At that point the structure would either already have been replaced or start needing conventional repairs.

[@brineleaves]

Jonkers is now working on a special liquid

[@Neceros]

No, it's probably magic. He looks like a wizard.

[@PugO.]

Jonkers Is Now Working On A Special Liquid

[@kTeslenko]

greate improvment!

[@TheEPO]

Konstantin Teslenko Thank you! Did you know you can vote for this inventor to win the Popular Prize at the European Inventor Award 2015? Have a look: bit.ly/PPrize

[@engg.withkkant6761]

@@TheEPO from where I can get the bacteria

[@harikrishnankk6787]

What is the price of bacteria and where is avialable?

[@abdelrhmanhegazy1592]

pls . how to bring materials and how to put bacteria in concrete .....etc and what is basilisk material ???

[@erisislove]

Its actually asphalt that's secreted because that's basically what limestone is made out of.

[@texasforever7887]

erisislove Thats not quite correct. Limestone is a natural material (a rock) that is found around the world. Asphalt is a way different material that is made from mixing what is basically a type of artificial glue and aggregate (usually limestone). Concrete is cement mixed with sand and aggregate (also usually limestone) and usually is reinforced with steel bars for tensile strength. The bacteria produce limestone to fill cracks in the concrete. Asphalt is mostly artificial while concrete is made from natural materials unless chemicals are added to increase setting up time and strength.

[@pallavimarge9853]

How to store this bacterial concrete if we have to carry it from RMC plant to actual site??

[@jeevasonianadar5446]

Are are going right but my question is is there any reaction while concrte preperation....that is is there any scope......the water we used for concrete mix is reacte with that...........bacteria

[@joshuanelson6984]

How do I invest in this guy? This is brilliant!

[@venturaace8101]

How about the effect of bacteria on the body?, if it finds its way inside.

[@dm9905]

How do I buy this?

[@DonCorleoneQ8]

What an idea!

[@parakashardy9695]

Whether this Bio concrete healing product invented by Hendrik Marius Jonker, is available for sale in Atalanta, USA.If so where please give the contact details. Wrs Hardi

[@hirenpatel1176]

I want one for my project [phone]

[@neelakshideokate1790]

@@hirenpatel1176 even I want material and some guidance regarding this can you help ? My Mail ID:[e-mail]

[@gerardomiguelrodriguez-agu9393]

Vaya, la naturaleza lo resuelve todo

[@klahantarugsa243]

Can you give me for more information,please?

[@gale212]

Wow. Very cool

[@tirzavargas624]

increíble!

[@minefather491]

Cracks compromise the structural integrity of the concrete surface. I see how this solution fills the cracks but how much structural integrity is returned? Unless it is significant, I would only see this as a solution to address the aesthetics of cracked concrete. I found it rather odd that the video didn't seem to address this statistic.

[@1d4h0b1k3r]

+Mine Father This may help prevent large cracks from forming in the first place which could prevent any loss in structural integrity later on

[@texasforever7887]

Mine Father The structural integrity of concrete (tensile strength) comes from the steel rebar placed inside of it not the concrete itself. Cracks cause the rebar to be exposed to water and oxygen causing the rebar to rust and weaken. Over time this causes the rebar to fail. So if you can seal the crack before the rebar rust you prevent the structure from failing.

[@TheEPO]

You can vote for Jonkers to win the Popular Prize at the European Inventor Award. Just click here: bit.ly/PPrize

[@hyylo]

how long before they find out it causes cancer

[@_MaZTeR_]

How long until vegans start crying about bacteria slave labor?

[@hyylo]

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[@Thomasio14]

Prout to be Dutch!

[@ириначерныш-й3х]

))) Нидерландские изобретатели разработали самозаживляющийся бетон, трещины в котором автоматически зарастают благодаря специальным бактериям. О новой технологии, уже в 2015 году доведенной до стадии практической реализации, сообщает Daily Mail. Обычный железобетон со временем покрывается микротрещинами, в которые проникает влага. После нескольких циклов замерзания и оттаивания надломы расширяются, вода доходит до арматуры, запуская процесс ее коррозии. Ржавчина же занимает больше места, чем исходный металл, и в итоге бетон начинает трескаться и расслаиваться. Ученые предложили добавлять в железобетон на стадии его производства смешанные с молочнокислым кальцием бактерии рода Bacillus, которые живут в камнях около активных вулканов и щелочных озер. Когда в трещины попадает вода, она пробуждает бактерии от спячки, и те начинают поглощать cоль, выделяя кальцит (одна из форм карбоната кальция), отложения которого и заполняют образующиеся в бетоне щели. Кроме того, новую технологию можно применить для ремонта уже построенных зданий и дорог: распылить жидкость с бактериями над трещинами. Изобретатель Хендрик Мариус Йонкерс (Hendrik Marius Jonkers) из Дельфтского технологического университета планирует наладить выпуск такого спрея к концу 2015 года, а бетона с бактериями - к 2016-му. «Биобетон идеально подходит для строений, к которым люди имеют ограниченный доступ - шоссе, подземным сооружениям, буровым вышкам. Бактерии отлично приспособлены к высокой щелочности среды и могут пребывать в спячке внутри бетона долгие годы», - отметил ученый. Разработка Йокерса вышла в финал конкурса European Inventor Award 2015 года.

[@IAMPROJECT45RI]

Anggie Harygustia

[@AnggieHarygustia]

Opik Surya hatur nuhun udah nge tag ane

[@markisaacson7677]

What if our purpose in life was like this bacteria. We have no idea what is going on, but just eat and die and build

[@texasforever7887]

Mark Isaacson That's pretty much what bacteria do anyway.

[@alpseli]

Hendrik Marius Bonkers

[@sickandtired4759]

the ingenuity of white men never seizes to amaze me.

[@smartdrw]

Battlestar Galactica

[@blackisbeautiful89]

B.J. Blazkowicz does not like this idea

[@ВалераБос-п2ф]

не духовно

[@erickong255]

he lost:(

[@SomeKindaSpy]

+Eric Kong Oh for crying out loud. :(