Recent developments in Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC) with high and ultra-high strength

JX Zhu, LY Xu, BT Huang, KF Weng, JG Dai - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the excellent tensile strain-hardening and multiple-cracking behavior, Engineered
Cementitious Composites (ECC), which are also known as Strain-Hardening Cementitious …

A review on high-strength engineered cementitious composites (HS-ECC): Design, mechanical property and structural application

Y Ding, K Yu, M Li - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid development of infrastructure imposes high requirements on the performances of
building materials especially on strength and ductility. The combination of high tensile strain …

Ultra-high-strength engineered/strain-hardening cementitious composites (ECC/SHCC): Material design and effect of fiber hybridization

BT Huang, JX Zhu, KF Weng, VC Li, JG Dai - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is well known that an increase in the compressive strength of cementitious composites is
usually accompanied by a loss of tensile ductility. Designing and developing ultra-high …

High-strength high-ductility Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC) incorporating geopolymer fine aggregates

LY Xu, BT Huang, VC Li, JG Dai - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC)
incorporating geopolymer fine aggregates were successfully developed with high strength …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of mechanical properties of PVA fiber-reinforced cementitious composites under the coupling effect of wet-thermal and chloride salt environment

P Zhang, S Wei, J Wu, Y Zhang, Y Zheng - Case Studies in Construction …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the mechanical properties of polyvinyl alcohol fiber-reinforced cementitious
composites (PVA-FRCC) under the coupling effect of wet thermal and chloride salt …

Enhancing long-term tensile performance of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) using sustainable artificial geopolymer aggregates

LY Xu, BT Huang, Q Lan-Ping, JG Dai - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Artificial geopolymer aggregate is an emerging technology in the field of solid waste
recycling, aiming to ease the exploitation of natural aggregates as well as reduce the …

[HTML][HTML] Four-point bending tests of ECC: Mechanical response and toughness evaluation

Y Zhang, S Zhang, M Deng - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This work investigated the mechanical response of engineered cementitious composites
(ECC) with high content fly ash by four-point bending tests, and a suitable method was …

A critical review of engineered geopolymer composite: a low-carbon ultra-high-performance concrete

N Elmesalami, K Celik - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract “Bendable concrete” or, more formally, engineered cementitious composite (ECC)
is a special type of ultra-high-performance concrete that possesses strain-hardening …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable lightweight engineered cementitious composites using limestone calcined clay cement (LC3)

Y Zhou, G Gong, B Xi, M Guo, F Xing, C Chen - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) have superior ductility and durability. The
intensive use of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) in ECC, however, yields significant …

Relationship between microstructure and strain-hardening behaviour of 3D printed engineered cementitious composites

B Zhu, J Pan, J Li, P Wang, M Zhang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
The tensile behaviour of engineered cementitious composites (ECC) is highly dependent on
their microstructure characteristics. To date, the strain-hardening behaviour of printed ECC …