Fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites: A review

N Ranjbar, M Zhang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2020 - Elsevier
There is a burgeoning interest in the development of geopolymers as sustainable
construction materials and incombustible inorganic polymers. However, geopolymers show …

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 …

Highly accurate and automatic semantic segmentation of multiple cracks in engineered cementitious composites (ECC) under dual pre-modification deep-learning …

Z Hao, C Lu, Z Li - Cement and Concrete Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Engineered cementitious composites (ECCs) are characterized by multiple cracking
behaviors, high tensile-strain capacity, and excellent crack-control ability. Representative …

Impact of fiber reinforcements on properties of geopolymer composites: A review

KZ Farhan, MAM Johari, R Demirboğa - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional Portland cement-based composites are inherently weak under tensile
stresses, due to its high brittleness quotient, and the problem gets further aggravated in …

A strain-hardening cementitious composites with the tensile capacity up to 8%

K Yu, Y Wang, J Yu, S Xu - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) has advantage in tensile ductility over the normal concrete.
Among the family of FRC, engineered cementitious composites (ECCs) are known for their …

High-strength engineered cementitious composites with nanosilica incorporated: Mechanical performance and autogenous self-healing behavior

Z Zhang, Z Li, J He, X Shi - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
It is highly desirable to achieve better self-healing performance of high-strength engineered
cementitious composite (ECC) incorporating hydrophobic polyethylene (PE) fibers. This …

Sustainable high strength, high ductility engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with substitution of cement by rice husk ash

Z Zhang, S Liu, F Yang, Y Weng, S Qian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Generally high strength engineered cementitious composites (ECC) requires high cement
content, which is negative to its sustainability as the cement production contributes as much …

Feasibility of utilising waste tyre steel fibres to develop sustainable engineered cementitious composites: Engineering properties, impact resistance and environmental …

T Zhang, J Cui, M Chen, X Feng, X Jiang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the feasibility of developing sustainable engineered cementitious
composite (ECC) with polyvinyl alcohol fibre (PVAF) and recycled tyre steel fibre (RTSF) to …

Strain hardening geopolymer composites with hybrid POM and UHMWPE fibers: Analysis of static mechanical properties, economic benefits, and environmental …

YQ Peng, DP Zheng, HS Pan, JL Yang, JX Lin… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
With unique ultra-high toughness, strain-hardening cementitious composite (SHCC) has
attracted considerable attention. However, environmental and economic concerns have …

Self-healing in cementitious materials—A review

K Van Tittelboom, N De Belie - Materials, 2013 - mdpi.com
Concrete is very sensitive to crack formation. As wide cracks endanger the durability, repair
may be required. However, these repair works raise the life-cycle cost of concrete as they …