Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber tends to rupture instead of pullout in a cementitious matrix due
to the strong chemical bonding to cement hydrates and the slip-hardening response during …

A high-performance polyvinyl alcohol fiber-reinforced engineered cementitious composite
(PVA-ECC) for structural applications has been developed under the performance-driven …

A new class of high-performance fiber reinforced cementitious composite, namely
Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) reinforced with Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers …

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber is considered as one of the most suitable polymeric fibers to be
used as the reinforcement of engineered cementitious composites (ECC), though the unique …

With the aim of reducing the affinity of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) fibers to cementitious
matrices and allowing the tailoring of crack-bridging behavior in strain-hardening cement …

The durability of engineered cementitious composites (ECC) reinforced with polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA) fiber is investigated in this paper. ECCs have been realized as ductile strain …

Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) which shows prominent tensile ductility and
toughness, and fine multiple cracking, meets the high requirements of safety and durability …

The intrinsic tensile strain-hardening properties of engineered cementitious composites
(ECC) determines its multiple cracking and crack control characteristics. The relatively low …

Abstract Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) with ductile strain-hardening behavior
has been recognized as a high performance and durable alternative to conventional …

Abstract Polyvinyl Alcohol-Engineered Cementitious Composites (PVA-ECC) designed
based on micromechanics exhibit high tensile ductility (above 1%) and limited crack widths …