Dear Colleagues,

Self-healing concrete is a new product. It can timely heal the cracks in itself through autogenous or autonomous approaches, which increases its durability and regains the lost strength. Cement replacement materials are important for a reduction in carbon footprint. In order to enhance the durability and sustainability of infrastructure concrete, self-healing concrete containing PVA fibres, bacteria, and/or a high content of cement-replacement materials, such as fly ash and Silica Fume, have been investigated in literature. However, further research is needed, particularly in areas such as self-healing low-carbon concrete containing new self-healing capsules/agents for sustainable and durable infrastructures. Therefore, this Special Issue calls for papers in (but not limited to) the following areas:

• Currently used self-healing agents/bacteria;
• PVA as self-healing additive;
• Sustainability of self-healed concrete;
• Self-healing concrete for repair of existing infrastructure;
• Durability of self-healing concrete;
• New developed self-healing agents;
• Self-healing and health hazardous;
• Structural health of self-healing concrete structures.

Dr. Ibrahim G. Shaaban
Guest Editor

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• currently used self-healing agents/bacteria
• PVA as self-healing additive
• sustainability of self-healed concrete
• self-healing concrete for repair of existing infrastructure
• durability of self-healing concrete
• new developed self-healing agents
• self-healing and health hazardous
• structural health of self-healing concrete structures