Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with ECC and FRP grid reinforcement

Z Zhang, D Liu, JA Abdalla, RA Hawileh, F Qin… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
To prevent premature delamination of FRP sheets in strengthened concrete structures, this
study explores a novel method of laying a composite layer of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) …

Self-sensing ultra-lightweight engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with carbon fibres

H Ran, M Elchalakani, Z Hu, S Yehia… - Measurement, 2024 - Elsevier
This research introduces self-sensing ultra-lightweight engineered cementitious composites
(ULW-ECCs) by hybridizing polyethylene fibre and carbon fibres (CF) designed for structural …

Interface behaviors between smart-functional ECC and steel rebar under coupling effect of sustained load and chloride ion erosion: corrosion resistance, mechanical …

J Tian, X Wu, Y Zuo, J Yuan, WW Wang - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Long-term marine erosion and sustained loading will lead to the deterioration of the
interface mechanical properties between smart-functional engineered cementitious …

Structural Performance of Concrete Reinforced with Crumb Rubber: A Review of Current Research

AG Saad, MA Sakr, TM Khalifa, EA Darwish - Iranian Journal of Science …, 2024 - Springer
This review article investigates the structural performance of concrete reinforced with crumb
rubber, specifically focusing on rubberized engineered cementitious composites (RECC) …

[HTML][HTML] Self-sensing function and thermoelectric effect of engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with porous structures

H Ran, M Elchalakani, Z Hu, P Ayough… - Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the self-sensing and thermoelectric mechanism of ultra-lightweight
engineered cementitious composites (ULW-ECC) with porous structures by comparing …

Cyclic tensile response and crack closure performance of novel superelastic Ni-Ti SMA cable grid-reinforced engineered cementitious composites

H Qian, B Wu, Y Shi, Y Du, X Wang, J Zhang… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
To further improve the tensile and self-healing properties of engineered cementitious
composites (ECCs) for their special uses such as harsh environments, plastic hinge regions …

Shear behaviour and structural health monitoring performance of LWSCC beams strengthened with smart ULW-ECC-FRP mesh composite

Z Hu, M Elchalakani, R Hassanli, H Ran… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Lightweight self-consolidating concrete (LWSCC) elements are prone to shear failure due to
its intrinsic brittleness and weak shear transfer mechanism. Smart ultra-lightweight …

[HTML][HTML] Thermoelectric engineered cementitious composites with low thermal conductivity for efficiency improvement of buildings

H Ran, M Elchalakani, MA Sadakkathulla, S Yehia… - Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric cement-based materials are getting noticed for their ability to convert heat
into electricity and reduce surface temperatures. This study developed thermoelectric ultra …

Self-recovery and mechanical behavior of SMAF-ECC under monotonic and cyclic tensile loading with constitutive model

M Umar, H Qian, MF Ali, S Yifei, A Raza… - … and Building Materials, 2025 - Elsevier
This research investigates the axial tensile behavior and self-healing properties of Shape
Memory Alloy (SMA) fiber-reinforced Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) for …

Bonding characteristics between existing concrete substrate and high ductility geopolymer overlays under direct shear loading

S Li, W Ma, D Chen, Y Lu, Z Liu - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
High ductility geopolymer (HDG) looks promising as an exceptional repair material due to
the faultless mechanical properties and environmental benefits. The interfacial bonding …