A review of the efficiency of self-healing concrete technologies for durable and sustainable concrete under realistic conditions

V Cappellesso, D di Summa… - International …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

State-of-art review of bacteria-based self-healing concrete: Biomineralization process, crack healing, and mechanical properties

B Aytekin, A Mardani, Ş Yazıcı - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete, one of the most important building materials, has been in use for nearly two
hundred years and will likely continue to be the dominant building material for the …

Multiscale X-ray tomography of cementitious materials: A review

S Brisard, M Serdar, PJM Monteiro - Cement and Concrete Research, 2020 - Elsevier
X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a non-destructive technique that offers a 3D insight into
the microstructure of thick (opaque) samples with virtually no preliminary sample …

Microbial induced calcite precipitation for self-healing of concrete: a review

R Garg, R Garg, NO Eddy - Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Microbial induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is a part and consequence of metabolic
activities of many bacterial species with involvement of various pathways in presence of …

Bacterial self-healing of concrete and durability assessment

TH Nguyen, E Ghorbel, H Fares, A Cousture - Cement and Concrete …, 2019 - Elsevier
Bacterial self-healing is an innovative technology allowing repairing open micro-cracks in
concrete by CaCO 3 precipitation. This bio-technology improves the durability of the …

Autogenous self-healing of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete with varying silica fume dosages: Secondary hydration and structural regeneration

Q Zheng, C Li, F Song, B He, W Li, Z Jiang - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Secondary hydration is the main driving force of autogenous self-healing and directly
impacts the closure of cracks in damaged cementitious materials. In fiber-reinforced cement …

Ca-Al LDH hybrid self-healing microcapsules for corrosion protection

X Wang, J Zhu, F Zou, N Zhou, Y Li, W Lei - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Ca-Al LDH hybrid self-healing microcapsules were fabricated with tung oil as core and ethyl
cellulose (EC) as wall via solvent evaporation method. The self-healing and chlorine …

Recycling industrial wastes into self-healing concrete: A review

Y Liu, Y Zhuge, W Fan, W Duan, L Wang - Environmental research, 2022 - Elsevier
Self-healing concrete is an innovative construction material designed to repair its cracks
autogenously or autonomously. The self-healing effect reduces the need for maintenance …

Quantitative evaluation on self-healing capacity of cracked concrete by water permeability test–A review

S Hou, K Li, Z Wu, F Li, C Shi - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Crack healing is an effective way to recover the mechanical properties and improve the
durability of concrete. This can be achieved either by autogenous healing or adding healing …

[HTML][HTML] Factors influencing self-healing mechanisms of cementitious materials: A review

A Mohamed, Y Zhou, E Bertolesi, M Liu, F Liao… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing awareness of climate change and global warming has pushed industries to
be more conscious of their environmental impact, especially in the construction industry with …