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The population growth resulted in a sharp surge in construction work. Water is required for the mixing, curing and monitoring of cement hydration processes in concrete. In self-curing concrete, the availability of additional internal water that was not mixed in, causes the cement to hydrate. Due to the fact that concrete cures from the inside out, self-curing concrete helps to reduce water waste. Concrete that cures on its own totally eliminates the risk of diminished strength and durability from improper curing. In order to produce eco-friendly self-curing concrete, the current study examines the mechanism of self-curing, several techniques for producing self-curing concrete and the impact self-curing agents. Polyethylene glycol, lightweight expanded clay aggregates, lightweight aggregate, superabsorbent polymers, superfine powders, and natural fibres as curing agents used effectively as a self-curing agent in order to achieve effective results. Present study reviews the feasibility of producing low and high-strength self-curing concrete with judicious utilization of various self-curing agents. The discussion also included the utilisation techniques of curing agents in the production of self-curing concrete considering physical, mechanical, and microstructure aspects. Adopting self-curing agents in concrete improves hydration process, mechanical characteristics, durability, crack susceptibility behaviour, and capacity to reduce drying and autogenous shrinkage. Additionally, reduction in permeability observed and the interfacial transition zone between the curing agent and the cement paste matrix has improved.

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Abbreviations

LECA:

Lightweight expanded clay aggregates

LWA:

Lightweight aggregate

SAP:

Superabsorbent polymers

LWS:

Lightweight sand

SAP:

Super-absorbent polymers

PEG:

Polyethylene glycol

ITZ:

Interfacial transition zone

NAPCC:

Nation action plan for climate change

PU:

Pumice stone

CH:

Calcium hydroxide

ε:

Strain

K:

Bulk modulus

Ks :

Modulus of its solid backbone

S:

Level of saturation

R:

Constant

T:

Absolute temperature

RH:

Relative humidity

Vm :

Molar volume of the pore solution

HCP:

Hardened cement paste

BC:

Brick chips

RH:

Relative humidity

RA:

Recycled aggregates

PCCA:

Porous ceramic coarse aggregates

NF:

Natural fibres

C-S-H:

Calcium silicate hydrates

HPC:

High-performance concrete

NSC:

Normal strength concrete

HSC:

High strength concrete

SEM:

The scanning electron microscopy

UHPC:

Ultra-high-performance concrete

BSE:

Backscattered electron

SSA:

Steel slag aggregate

CWA:

Ceramic waste aggregate

WBA:

Waste brick aggregate

RCA:

Recycled coarse aggregate

WGA:

Waste glass aggregate

EWA:

E-waste aggregate

CSA:

Coconut shell aggregate

OPSA:

Oil palm shell aggregate

EPSA:

Expanded polystyrene aggregate

LWECA:

Lightweight expanded clay aggregate

WRTA:

Waste rubber tire aggregate

CBFAA:

Cold bonded fly ash aggregate

CBQDA:

Cold bonded quarry dust aggregate

SFAA:

Sintered fly ash aggregate

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