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Abstract

A person spends most of his life in rooms built from various building materials; therefore, the optimization of the human environment is an important and complex task that requires interdisciplinary approaches. Within the framework of the new theory of geomimetics in the building science of materials, the concepts of technogenic metasomatism, the affinity of microstructures, and the possibilities of creating composites that respond to operational loads and can self-heal defects have been created. The article aims to introduce the basic principles of the science of geomimetics in terms of the design and synthesis of building materials. The study’s novelty lies in the concept of technogenic metasomatism and the affinity of microstructures developed by the authors. Novel technologies have been proposed to produce a wide range of composite binders (including waterproof and frost-resistant gypsum binders) using novel forms of source materials with high free internal energy. The affinity microstructures for anisotropic materials have been formulated, which involves the design of multilayered composites and the repair of compounds at three levels (nano-, micro-, macro-). The proposed theory of technogenic metasomatism in the building science of materials represents an evolutionary stage for composites that are categorized by their adaptation to evolving circumstances in the operation of buildings and structures. Materials for three-dimensional additive technologies in construction are proposed, and examples of these can be found in nature. Different ways of applying our concept for the design of building materials in future works are proposed.

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Title
Self-Healing Construction Materials: The Geomimetic Approach
Author
Lesovik, Valery 1 ; Fediuk, Roman 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mugahed Amran 3 ; Vatin, Nikolai 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Timokhin, Roman 2 

 Department of Building Materials, Products and Structures, Belgorod State Technological University n.a. V.G. Shukhov, 308012 Belgorod, Russia; [email protected]; Central Research and Design Institute of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation, 119331 Moscow, Russia 
 Polytechnic Institute, Far Eastern Federal University, 690922 Vladivostok, Russia; [email protected] 
 Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj 11942, Saudi Arabia; [email protected]; Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and IT, Amran University, Amran 9677, Yemen 
 Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 195251 St. Petersburg, Russia; [email protected] 
First page
9033
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20711050
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2582940525
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.