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In this paper, the effects of two main factors that control healing patterns, the healed crack length and the interfacial cohesive properties between the solidified healing agent and the cracked surfaces on the load carrying capacity and the fracture mechanism of healed SHC samples, are computationally investigated. The proposed computational modeling framework is based on the extended finite element method (XFEM) and cohesive surface (CS) technique to model the fracture and debonding mechanism of 2D healed SHC samples under a uniaxial tensile test. The interfacial cohesive properties and the healed crack length have significant effects on the load carrying capacity, the crack initiation, the propagation, and the debonding potential of the solidified healing agent from the concrete matrix. The higher their values, the higher the load carrying capacity. 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