Discontinuous micro-fibers as intrinsic reinforcement for ductile Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC)

D Zhang, J Yu, H Wu, B Jaworska, BR Ellis… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) have demonstrated superior
mechanical and durability performance than conventional concrete. In the micromechanical …

Dynamic compressive properties of reactive powder concrete at high temperature: A review

S Cao, X Hou, Q Rong - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2020 - Elsevier
The dynamic performance of reactive powder concrete (RPC) has led to the corresponding
rapid adoption from many industries. RPC exhibits ultra-high strength, improved energy …

Comparative performance of different bacteria immobilized in natural fibers for self-healing in concrete

M Rauf, W Khaliq, RA Khushnood, I Ahmed - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carrier compounds besides the type of bacteria for microbial induced calcite precipitation
are equally important in self-healing concrete. This study investigates the potential utilization …

Self-sensing capability of Engineered Cementitious Composites: Effects of aging and loading conditions

G Yıldırım, O Öztürk, A Al-Dahawi, AA Ulu… - … and building materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Self-sensing capability of 7-, 28-, 90-and 180-day-old Engineered Cementitious
Composites (ECC) incorporated either with carbon fibers (CF/ECC-CF) at micro-scale or …

The effect of shape memory alloy, steel, and carbon fibres on fresh, mechanical, and electrical properties of self-compacting cementitious composites

A Dehghani, F Aslani - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents the initial results of a two-phase research project for developing re-
centring self-sensing cementitious composites. The focus here is on fresh, mechanical, and …

On enhancing the mechanical behavior of ultra-high performance concrete through multi-scale fiber reinforcement

K Ragalwar, WF Heard, BA Williams, D Kumar… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
Steel fibers are typically used in ultra-high performance concretes (UHPC) to impart flexural
ductility and increase fracture toughness. However, the mechanical properties of the steel …

Influence of different types of fiber on the properties of recycled aggregate concrete

CR Meesala - Structural Concrete, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of recycled aggregate from the construction and demolition waste as a partial
substitution of natural aggregate in the concrete has been increased in the recent times in …

Shear behaviour of ambient cured geopolymer concrete beams reinforced with BFRP bars under static and impact loads

Z Huang, W Chen, H Hao, Z Chen, TM Pham… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) bars in GeoPolymer Concrete (GPC) structures
has drawn increasing attention in recent years. The application of GPC with basalt fiber …

Evaluation and monitoring of impact resistance of fiber reinforced concrete by adaptive neuro fuzzy algorithm

Y Cao, Y Zandi, A Rahimi, D Petković, N Denić… - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Since there is no comprehensive research of the impact resistance of fiber reinforced
concrete structure, the main goal of the study was to investigate the most influential …

Development of high-strength and high-ductility ECC with saturated multiple cracking based on the flaw effect of coarse river sand

Y Li, X Guan, C Zhang, T Liu - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
This study developed a high-strength and high-ductility engineered cementitious composite
(HSHD-ECC) using coarse river sand (RS) for the first time. Within this newly developed …