Engineered cementitious composite (ECC) strengthening of reinforced concrete structures: A state-of-the-art review

Z Hu, M Elchalakani, S Yehia, H Ran… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) have been extensively studied and widely used
as a strengthening material due to its superior mechanical properties. Only few papers …

Enhanced thermal insulation and structural health monitoring with ultra-lightweight ECC incorporating air entrainment and cenospheres

H Ran, M Elchalakani, P Ayough, X Lyu… - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents an approach to produce multifunctional ultra-lightweight engineered
cementitious composites (ULW-ECCs) spanning an air-dried density ranging from 1398 to …

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 …

Thermoelectric ultra-lightweight high-performance ECC using cenospheres and calcined petroleum coke

H Ran, M Elchalakani, MA Sadakkathulla, J Cai… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Conventional high-cost conductive filler as the crucial ingredient of multifunctional concrete
might negatively affect the workability and mechanical properties. Petroleum coke as a low …

Engineering characteristics, techno-economic feasibility and life cycle assessment of bio-fiber based green engineered cementitious composites

N Radhakrishnan, M Chellapandian… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The objective of the present work is to understand the microstructural, and life cycle analysis
of novel engineered cementitious composites (ECC) where the conventional synthetic micro …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] A Holistic Review of Nanomaterials in Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites: Insights into Micro-and Macromechanical, Deformation, Smart, and …

I Abdulkadir, LS Wong, LW Ean, G Murali… - Results in …, 2025 - Elsevier
Strain-hardening cementitious composites (SHCC) are rapidly gaining popularity as building
materials because of their remarkable ductility, increased tensile strain capacity, and …

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 …

Mechanical, electrical and self-healing properties of carbon fibre-reinforced ultra-lightweight ECC

H Ran, M Elchalakani, S Yehia… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The hybrid mixes of carbon fibres (CF), fly ash cenosphere and polyethylene fibre could be
used to develop smart ultra-lightweight engineered cementitious composites (ULW-ECCs) …

Development of robotic sprayable self-sensing cementitious material for smart structural health monitoring

B Lu, L Wang, X Wang, MJ Tan, KHH Li, TN Wong - Additive Manufacturing, 2024 - Elsevier
Self-sensing cementitious materials are critical to smart structural health monitoring with the
piezoresistivity as an indicator for internal stress and cracks in the structure, which have …