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 …

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 …

As synthetic polymers, currently used for concrete repair, may be harmful to the environment,
the use of a biological repair technique is investigated in this study. Ureolytic bacteria such …

Crack formation is an inherent property for cementitious materials, however, these materials
also possess the ability to heal cracks in a completely autogenous way. Upon ingress of …

Autogenous healing of early ages (3days) ECC damaged by tensile preloading was
investigated after exposure to different conditioning regimes: water/air cycles, water/high …

The phenomenon of self healing in concrete has been known for many years. It has been
observed that some cracks in old concrete structures are lined with white crystalline material …

Cracks in concrete are inevitable and for durability reasons, the cracks should be repaired.
Concrete has the intrinsic property to heal itself. But, the passive form of autogenous healing …

During the last decade, self-healing of concrete has attracted so much attention in the
research community as a promising tool toward more durable and sustainable …

Concrete is a material which can cope with high compressive stresses, but has a low tensile
strength. Adding reinforcements increases the strength in tension but the composite will …

Along the development of material science, the objective of material research, in terms of
mechanical behavior, keeps changing from the starting point of finding stronger materials …