Review of potential structural applications of hybrid fiber Engineered Cementitious Composites

M Maalej, ST Quek, SFU Ahmed, J Zhang… - … and Building Materials, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper reviews some of the recent research work focusing on assessing the
performance of hybrid fiber Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) materials in a …

Improved fiber distribution and mechanical properties of engineered cementitious composites by adjusting the mixing sequence

J Zhou, S Qian, G Ye, O Copuroglu… - Cement and Concrete …, 2012 - Elsevier
Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) is a class of ultra ductile fiber reinforced
cementitious composites, characterized by high ductility and tight crack width control. The …

Strain hardening fiber reinforced alkali-activated mortar–a feasibility study

BY Lee, CG Cho, HJ Lim, JK Song, KH Yang… - … and Building Materials, 2012 - Elsevier
The development of cementless slag-based alkali-activated mortar has previously been
demonstrated. While greener than Portland cement based compositions, slag-based alkali …

Incorporation superabsorbent polymer (SAP) particles as controlling pre-existing flaws to improve the performance of engineered cementitious composites (ECC)

Y Yao, Y Zhu, Y Yang - Construction and Building Materials, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper concerns a new concept for introducing superabsorbent polymer (SAP) particles
as pre-existing flaws into matrix to improve tensile property, flexural property, drying …

Autogenous self-healing of engineered cementitious composites under freeze–thaw cycles

Y Zhu, Y Yang, Y Yao - Construction and Building Materials, 2012 - Elsevier
In this paper, autogenous self-healing of engineered cementitious composites (ECCs)
subjected to two different cyclic freeze/thaw (FT) regimes is investigated, which are water …

Shear behavior of reinforced ultrahigh toughness cementitious composite beams without transverse reinforcement

S Xu, LJ Hou, XF Zhang - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2012 - ascelibrary.org
The shear behavior of reinforced ultrahigh toughness cementitious composite (RUHTCC)
beams without transverse reinforcement was investigated in the present paper, in which …

Flexural behavior of plain concrete beams strengthened with ultra high toughness cementitious composites layer

SL Xu, N Wang, XF Zhang - Materials and structures, 2012 - Springer
Ultra high toughness cementitious composites (UHTCC), which has metal-like deformation
and crack width restricting ability, is expected to be utilized as retrofit materials. For this …

Effect of composition on flexural behavior of engineered cementitious composites

JL Pan, F Yuan, M Luo, KY Leung - Science China Technological …, 2012 - Springer
In this paper, four point bending tests were carried out to investigate the flexural properties of
PVA fiber reinforced engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with different mix …

Seismic performance of a full-size polypropylene fiber-reinforced cement composite bridge column based on E-defense shake table experiments

K Kawashima, RG Zafra, T Sasaki… - Journal of Earthquake …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
E-Defense shake table experiments on a 7.5 m tall, 1.8 m by 1.8 m square bridge column
using polypropylene fiber-reinforced cement composites (PFRC) at the plastic hinge region …

Development of pigmentable engineered cementitious composites for architectural elements through integrated structures and materials design

EH Yang, E Garcez, VC Li - Materials and structures, 2012 - Springer
Integrated structures and materials design (ISMD) represents a new design approach that
combines materials and structural engineering for the purpose of more effectively achieving …