Use of high volumes of fly ash to improve ECC mechanical properties and material greenness

EH Yang, Y Yang, VC Li - ACI materials journal, 2007 - search.proquest.com
This paper reports on the development of high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious
composites (HPFRCC), taking into account environmental sustainability considerations …

[PDF][PDF] Engineered cementitious composites with high-volume fly ash

S Wang, VC Li - ACI Materials journal, 2007 - acemrl.engin.umich.edu
Engineered cementitious composites (ECCs) are a breed of highperformance fiber-
reinforced cementitious composites (HPFRCC) with significant strain-hardening behavior …

Self healing in concrete materials

VC Li, EH Yang - Self healing materials: an alternative approach to 20 …, 2007 - Springer
The phenomenon of self healing in concrete has been known for many years. It has been
observed that some cracks in old concrete structures are lined with white crystalline material …

Mineral-based bonding of carbon FRP to strengthen concrete structures

B Täljsten, T Blanksvärd - Journal of Composites for Construction, 2007 - ascelibrary.org
The advantages of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-strengthening have been shown time and
again during the last decade. Several thousand structures retrofitted with FRPs exist …

Effect of fiber reinforcement on the response of structural members

G Fischer, VC Li - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper describes a series of investigations on the effect of fiber reinforcement on the
response of structural members in direct tension and flexure under reversed cyclic loading …

Fatigue enhancement of concrete beam with ECC layer

CKY Leung, YN Cheung, J Zhang - Cement and Concrete Research, 2007 - Elsevier
The pseudo strain-hardening behavior of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) is a
desirable characteristic for it to replace concrete to suppress brittle failure. This widespread …

Computational model of mesoscopic structure of concrete for simulation of fracture processes

JPB Leite, V Slowik, J Apel - Computers & structures, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper describes mathematical modelling and computational tool for simulation of
fracture processes of cementitious composites at the mesoscopic level. The tool relies on …

Time-dependant behaviour of engineered cement-based composites

WP Boshoff - 2007 - scholar.sun.ac.za
Abstract ECC (Engineered Cement-based Composites) is a type of HPC (High Performance
Concrete) that was engineered to overcome the weaknesses of ordinary concrete. It shows …

[PDF][PDF] Tensile creep of SHCC

WP Boshoff, G Van Zijl - … of the Fifth International RILEM Workshop …, 2007 - researchgate.net
The possibilities for the use of SHCC as a construction material have attracted the attention
of the construction industries world wide due to the superior properties of this material. It …

Controlling fracture toughness of matrix with mica flake inclusions to design pseudo-ductile fibre reinforced cementitious composites

H Mihashi, JP de Barros Leite, S Yamakoshi… - Engineering fracture …, 2007 - Elsevier
High-performance fibre reinforced cementitious composites (FRCC) are usually designed by
using high-performance fibres and matrix of high bond strength to enhance fibre debonding …