The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

Cracking is one of the major deteriorating causes of concrete, which allows the entrance of
chemicals and can lead to the loss of physico-mechanical and durability properties of …

Self‐healing is a natural phenomenon whereby living organisms respond to damage.
Recently, considerable research efforts have been invested in self‐healing cementitious …

Concrete is a material that is widely used in the construction market due to its availability
and cost, although it is prone to fracture formation. Therefore, there has been a surge in …

Concrete structures frequently experience the phenomena of crack development. The
researchers used certain healing agents to boost the frequently observed autogenous crack …

To achieve the extended service life of the concrete material, expansive chemicals and
microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation are used, which induced autonomous …

Autogenous healing of cracks may offer a solution for brittle cementitious materials. In this
study, the healing building blocks are available through the well-designed ultra-ductile …

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 …

Permeation of water and other fluids in concrete can result in degradation and other
aesthetic problems which shorten concrete structures' life. Several studies have been …

Smart and multifunctional concretes have the capabilities of self-sensing, self-adjusting, self-
healing, self-luminous, self-purifying, sound-absorbing, and energy-harvesting, etc., through …