Concrete structures have been fascinating to me since doing my bachelor’s degree. I did my first dissertation on concrete structures (e-plastic waste blended concrete), followed by modelling concrete structures during my master’s degree, so I knew that I wanted to work on concrete for my PhD as well. When I looked into the PhD topic, I found lots of amazing Loughborough researchers working in this area who supervise PhD students in the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, so I applied for the position immediately.
My PhD research looks at how self-healing Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) have the potential to offer an improved infrastructure with enhanced durability. It investigates the performance of steam and water cured self-healing ECC samples with either crystalline admixture or magnesium oxide as self-healing agents.