Presently, the construction industries worldwide are looking for materials with low carbon
footprint and environment friendliness. Yet, ordinary Portland cements (OPC) based …

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 …

This is the first book on Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC), an advanced concrete
material attracting world-wide attention in both the academic community and in industry. The …

The repair of concrete structures damaged by water or water borne chemicals is estimated to
cost billions of dollars annually worldwide. However, the solutions that can make concrete …

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

The civil research community has been attracted to concrete with self-healing properties
since they are an intelligent solution for sustainable infrastructures with long duration. The …

Activated chemicals play a key role in the waterproof performance of cementitious capillary
crystalline waterproofing materials (CCCW). We proposed sodium carbonate, sodium …

To obtain a more sustainable concrete, occurring cracks should be repaired. However, as
manual repair is time-consuming and expensive, self-healing may provide a proper solution …

The autogenous healing of cementitious materials allows for the self-healing of cracks in
concrete structures. It is known to be caused by (a) further hydration occurring when water …

Although I have been a faculty member since 1981, first at MIT and then at the University of
Michigan, this is the first book I have written. Writing this book is a long process, involving …