Self-healing in construction materials science: basic terms and implementation methods

Statistic data on changes in the number of publications mentioning the studied terms are shown. The analysis of approaches to the formulation of a conceptual framework for describing the processes of the construction materials properties restoring including thermoplastic binders is carried out. The absence of unified terminology in the Russian scientific community has been established. It makes objective evaluating research results in this scientific field difficult. Terms and definitions are proposed to describe self-healing, self-healability, components resource potential, encapsulated modifier, reducing agent and defect neutralization. It is shown that the system of proposed terms has a fundamental basis – thermodynamic interpretation.