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This paper provides a comprehensive review of the properties of SHCC and the corresponding practical exploration without reinforcement. The authors herein begin with a discussion on the superior properties of SHCC and its structural applications on the RC structure. Following this, the application of SHCC to retrofit URM is reviewed. Finally, we presents the advances of SHCC used in 3D concrete printing (3DCP) technology, and discuss the feasibility of SHCC structures without reinforcements in the future. 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