Fly ash-based eco-efficient concretes: A comprehensive review of the short-term properties

M Amran, R Fediuk, G Murali, S Avudaiappan… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Development of sustainable concrete as an alternative to conventional concrete helps in
reducing carbon dioxide footprint associated with the use of cement and disposal of waste …

[HTML][HTML] On rubberized engineered cementitious composites (R-ECC): A review of the constituent material

A Al-Fakih, BS Mohammed, MS Liew - Case Studies in Construction …, 2021 - Elsevier
Researchers have used crumb rubber in the manufacturing of engineered cementitious
composites (ECC) as a solution for spalling, however, it reduces the mechanical and …

Effect of recycled tyre polymer fibre on engineering properties of sustainable strain hardening geopolymer composites

H Zhong, M Zhang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2021 - Elsevier
Strain hardening geopolymer composite (SHGC) processing superior tensile ductility and
multiple cracking is a promising alternative to traditional ductile cementitious composites …

Development of engineered cementitious composites (ECC) using artificial fine aggregates

LY Xu, BT Huang, JG Dai - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC)
using artificial fine aggregates [ie, geopolymer aggregates (GPA) and cement-bonded …

Random forest-based optimization of UHPFRC under ductility requirements for seismic retrofitting applications

J Abellan-Garcia, JS Guzmán-Guzmán - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
UHPFRC is a material that offers several openings within the building industry. One of those
applications is the seismic retrofitting of existing non-ductile concrete structures. This paper …

Development of basalt fiber engineered cementitious composites and its mechanical properties

M Xu, S Song, L Feng, J Zhou, H Li, VC Li - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fiber plays a key role in the mechanical properties of Engineered Cementitious Composites
(ECC), a new generation of fiber-reinforced concrete with excellent ductility and exceptional …

Feasibility of incorporating recycled fine aggregate in high performance green lightweight engineered cementitious composites

Y Zhou, G Gong, Y Huang, C Chen, D Huang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The high-quality reutilization of recycled concrete aggregate, particularly the valorization of
recycled fine aggregate (RFA) that exhibits inherent defects, is of great importance to …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling and multi-objective optimization of the fresh and mechanical properties of self-compacting high volume fly ash ECC (HVFA-ECC) using response …

I Abdulkadir, BS Mohammed, MS Liew… - Case Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Engineered cementitious composite (ECC) requires a lot of material tailoring for the desired
self-compacting properties at fresh state and controlled crack width with strain hardening …

Basic performances and potential research problems of strain hardening geopolymer composites: A critical review

BC Lyu, C Ding, LP Guo, B Chen, A Wang - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Changing the property of concrete from brittleness to ductility and toughness is one of the
goals pursued by researchers in past decades. Under tensile load, the strain-softening …

Mechanical strength and microstructure of engineered cementitious composites: A new configuration for direct tensile strength, experimental and numerical analysis

B Tahmouresi, P Nemati, MA Asadi, A Saradar… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of engineered cementitious composites (ECCs) have been gained wide attention
considering their properties such as high values of tensile strength and ductility. However …