E Cuenca, L Ferrara - KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Design of building structures and infrastructures is mainly based on four concepts: safety, serviceability, durability and sustainability. The latter is becoming increasingly …
K Yu, Y Wang, J Yu, S Xu - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) has advantage in tensile ductility over the normal concrete. Among the family of FRC, engineered cementitious composites (ECCs) are known for their …
H Liu, Q Zhang, V Li, H Su, C Gu - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
The lack of durability of concrete hydraulic structures, especially under sulfate and chloride environment, has become a worldwide problem. The present paper investigated the …
J Yu, CKY Leung - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
Strain-hardening cementitious composites (SHCCs) exhibiting tensile strain-hardening and multiple cracking are attractive for many structural applications. However, the high cement …
Z Zhang, Q Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) normally contains large amount of cementitious materials (eg cement and fly ash), together with its self-controlled tight crack …
This paper presents a development of reinforced ultra-high toughness cementitious composite (UHTCC) participating permanent formwork, which acts as a self-supporting …
J Yu, H Li, CKY Leung, X Lin, JYK Lam… - … and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
The excellent crack control capability of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECCs) is exceedingly beneficial for waterproofing applications. To design a suitable ECC matrix for …
JC Liu, KH Tan - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
The novelty in this study was that, 0.5% volume of PVA fibers was replaced by steel fibers in strain hardening cementitious composite (SHCC) to alleviate the negative effect of melting of …
C Lu, CKY Leung - Cement and Concrete Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) are materials featuring strain- hardening behavior accompanied by formation of multiple cracks. The distribution of fiber …