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 …

[HTML][HTML] Engineered geopolymer composites: A state-of-the-art review

H Zhong, M Zhang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Engineered cementitious composite (ECC) featuring extraordinary tensile ductility is a
promising option for many structural applications but its large-scale manufacture is not eco …

Seawater sea-sand Engineered Geopolymer Composites (EGC) with high strength and high ductility

JC Lao, BT Huang, LY Xu, M Khan, Y Fang… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, seawater sea-sand Engineered Geopolymer Composites (SS-EGC) were
developed and investigated for the first time. The developed EGC achieved high …

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 …

Tensile over-saturated cracking of ultra-high-strength engineered cementitious composites (UHS-ECC) with artificial geopolymer aggregates

LY Xu, BT Huang, JC Lao, J Yao, VC Li… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ultra-High-Strength Engineered Cementitious Composites (UHS-ECC)
incorporating artificial geopolymer aggregates (GPA) were developed and over-saturated …

Seawater sea-sand engineered/strain-hardening cementitious composites (ECC/SHCC): Assessment and modeling of crack characteristics

BT Huang, JQ Wu, J Yu, JG Dai, CKY Leung… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Seawater sea-sand Engineered Cementitious Composites (SS-ECC) is a new
version of ECC for marine constructions facing the scarcity of freshwater and …

Sustainable and cost-effective ultra-lightweight engineered cementitious composite: Design and material characterization

BY Deng, LZ Li, D Tan, MN Uddin, ZW Cai… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lightweight ECC (LWECC) has been extensively concerned due to its superior tensile
performance, durability and low self-weight. However, the high environmental impact and …

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 …

Ultra-High-Strength Engineered Cementitious Composites (UHS-ECC) panel reinforced with FRP bar/grid: Development and flexural performance

JX Zhu, KF Weng, BT Huang, LY Xu, JG Dai - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, Ultra-High-Strength Engineered Cementitious Composites (UHS-ECC)
panels with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcement (ie, FRP bars and girds) were …

Simultaneous enhancement of ductility and sustainability of high-strength Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHCC) using recycled fine aggregates

QH Li, SY Zhao, BT Huang, LY Xu, SL Xu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, recycled fine aggregates (RA) were successfully adopted to produce strain-
hardening cementitious composites with a compressive strength of over 120 MPa. A multiple …