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 …

Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is more durable than conventional concrete (CC)
and high-performance concrete (HPC) owing to the use of low water-to-binder ratio (W/B) of …

The increasing concern for safety and sustainability of structures is calling for the
development of smart self‐healing materials and preventive repair methods. The …

Building and infrastructure damages, such as tunnels, have become a more important issue
because of the continuous expansion of rural and urban constructions. It is well-known that …

Self-healing is recognized as a promising technique for increasing the durability of concrete
structures by healing cracks, thereby reducing the need for maintenance activities over the …

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 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 …

Bacteria-based self-healing concrete is a relatively new technique, therefore it is important to
gather more results in simulate real conditions before applied on a bigger scale. In the …

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 …

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 …