Parametric sensitivity analysis and modelling of mechanical properties of normal-and high-strength recycled aggregate concrete using grey theory, multiple nonlinear …

J Xu, X Zhao, Y Yu, T Xie, G Yang, J Xue - Construction and Building …, 2019 - Elsevier
It is well-understood that the incorporation of recycled concrete aggregates (RCAs) in a
concrete mix can lead to some impacts on the mechanical properties of the concrete due to …

A feasibility of enhancing the impact resistance of hybrid fibrous geopolymer composites: Experiments and modelling

NP Asrani, G Murali, K Parthiban, K Surya… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
The latest research data indicates that geopolymer concrete reinforced with mono fibre has
a remarkable enhancement in its impact strength and fracture toughness, which is well …

Study on PVA fiber surface modification for strain-hardening cementitious composites (PVA-SHCC)

MF Arain, M Wang, J Chen, H Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
A new class of high-performance fiber reinforced cementitious composite, namely
Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) reinforced with Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the tensile fracture properties of ultra-high-strength fiber-reinforced concrete with different types of steel fibers by X-ray tomography

JD Ríos, C Leiva, MP Ariza, S Seitl, H Cifuentes - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
This study is concerned with the analysis of the tensile properties of an ultra-high-strength
fiber-reinforced concrete manufactured with short and long steel fibers. The analysis involve …

Properties of engineered cementitious composites: A Review

M Singh, B Saini, HD Chalak - … of the 1st International Conference on …, 2019 - Springer
This paper presents the review on different properties of engineered cementitious composite
(ECC) used in various structural applications. Effect of different types of mineral admixtures …

Static and fatigue push-out tests of short headed shear studs embedded in Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC)

Y Liu, Q Zhang, Y Bao, Y Bu - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) is a family of high-performance fiber-
reinforced cementitious composites with high tensile ductility and emerging in steel-concrete …

A meso-mechanical model to simulate the tensile behaviour of ultra-high performance fibre-reinforced cementitious composites

A Abrishambaf, M Pimentel, S Nunes - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
A simple model is proposed to predict the uniaxial tensile behaviour of ultra-high
performance fibre-reinforced cementitious composites (UHPFRC) based on a meso-level …

Tensile behavior of ultra-high performance concrete: Analytical model and experimental validation

Z Zhou, P Qiao - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
An analytical model is proposed to predict the tensile behavior of ultra-high performance
concrete (UHPC) considering the pullout behavior of single fiber in matrix. The fiber pullout …

Power spectral entropy of acoustic emission signal as a new damage indicator to identify the operating regime of strain hardening cementitious composites

AK Das, CKY Leung - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2019 - Elsevier
For strain-hardening cementitious composites (SHCCs) the knowledge of operating regime
is important for maintenance planning and monitoring of the element. This paper presents a …

Mechanical properties of desert sand-based fiber reinforced concrete (DS-FRC)

J Che, D Wang, H Liu, Y Zhang - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Featured Application The main purpose of this paper is to prepare high ductility Fiber
Reinforced Concrete (FRC) by using high volume of fly ash and replacing fine river sand …