Concrete is very sensitive to crack formation. As wide cracks endanger the durability, repair
may be required. However, these repair works raise the life-cycle cost of concrete as they …

Triggered by newly formed defects (such as cracks) in the host materials, self-healing
systems have the ability to effect healing automatically and thereby delay or prevent …

Concrete is being extensively used in construction industry worldwide because of its
availability and affordability but it is vulnerable to crack formation. Because of cracking …

Concrete is a widely used material in the construction industry due to its affordability and
availability; however, it is also sensitive to crack formation typically under tension stresses …

Throughout concrete structures' service life span, deterioration inevitably occurs. A typical
phenomenon of deterioration in concrete structures is cracking, which affects durability and …

It has been estimated that, in Europe, 50% of the annual construction budget is spent on
rehabilitation and repair of the existing structures [1]. Therefore, autonomous crack healing …

Self-healing can be defined as the ability of a material to repair inner damage without any
external intervention. In the case of concrete, the process can be autogenous, based on …

Encapsulation‐based self‐healing technology is an effective method for healing the crack‐
deteriorated cementitious material. Encapsulation‐based self‐healing initiates by crack …

Cementitious materials are the most widely used building materials all over the word.
However, deterioration is inevitable even since the very beginning of the service life, then …

In this contribution examples are presented of proven and potential self-healing of cement-
based materials. It will be explained how the heterogeneous nature of cement-based …