Smart concrete and structures

Smart concrete is a sort of advanced structural materials which is fabricated through adding some special additives into traditional concrete, and has multifunctions as compared with traditional concrete, as well as good mechanical properties. Therefore, smart concrete is an intrinsic smart material and is a good candidate to improve structural performance. It includes concrete with nanophase materials and carbon fibre reinforced concrete with self-sensing properties, self-damping concrete and self-repairing concrete. The fabrication method, functional property, mechanism and smart concrete-based structures researched by authors are summarized. The further trends and challenge topics in this area are also figured out.