Abstract:Under the action of load and environment, the tiny cracks will be caused on the asphalt pavement, and the cracking extends under the continuous external loadings, which will affect the service life of pavement. Currently, the self-healing microcapsule materials are of wide interest in various disciplines. The microcapsule materials include the healing agent, and can repair the cracks in time when the cracks appear so as to avoid the expanding injury. Although the microcapsule technology has been studied in many fields, some conditions are not still very clear, i.e. cracking mechanism and mechanical properties of microcapsule, and the applicability of microcapsule in the different fields. Therefore, firstly, the mechanism of the self-healing microcapsule and its application in asphalt mixture are summarized. Then, the experiment is carried out from the mechanical properties of the microcapsule, and the theoretical study is summarized. And the problems existing in the current research are pointed out. Finally, the development direction of the study on the self-healing microcapsule used in asphalt pavement is presented to realize the idea of self-healing asphalt pavement.