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 …

Sustainable development of eco-friendly ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC): Cost, carbon emission, and structural ductility

M Amran, G Murali, N Makul, WC Tang… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a cutting-edge pozzolan composite material
composed of a high proportion of discontinuous internal reinforcing fibers, a water-to-binder …

Analysis of stress-strain behavior in engineered geopolymer composites reinforced with hybrid PE-PP fibers: A focus on cracking characteristics

JX Lin, G Chen, H Pan, Y Wang, Y Guo, Z Jiang - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Engineering geopolymer composites (EGC) are a promising low-carbon and highly durable
composite material. However, the high cost of materials hinders its engineering application …

Fly ash-dominated high-strength engineered/strain-hardening geopolymer composites (HS-EGC/SHGC): influence of alkalinity and environmental assessment

JC Lao, RY Ma, LY Xu, Y Li, YN Shen, J Yao… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, fly ash (FA)-dominated High-Strength Engineered Geopolymer Composites
(HS-EGC) were designed and developed. The influence of alkalinity and the underlying …

Utilization of sodium carbonate activator in strain-hardening ultra-high-performance geopolymer concrete (SH-UHPGC)

JC Lao, LY Xu, BT Huang, JX Zhu, M Khan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this study, strain-hardening ultra-high-performance geopolymer concrete (SH-UHPGC)
was produced using Na2CO3, Na2SiO3 and their hybridization (1: 1 in mole ratio) as …

Anisotropic behavior in bending of 3D printed concrete reinforced with fibers

T Ding, J **ao, S Zou, X Zhou - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The incorporation of fibers is an effective way for the reinforcement of 3D printing concrete.
However, researches referring to effect of fibers on the anisotropy properties were limited …

Bond behavior between GFRP bars and seawater sea-sand fiber-reinforced ultra-high strength concrete

JJ Zeng, JJ Liao, Y Zhuge, YC Guo, JK Zhou… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
To tackle the challenge of steel corrosion in conventional reinforced concrete (RC)
structures, particularly in maritime environment, the implementation of glass fiber reinforced …

Flexural behavior of precast ultra-lightweight ECC-concrete composite slab with lattice girders

BY Deng, D Tan, LZ Li, Z Zhang, ZW Cai, KQ Yu - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Precast concrete (PC) slab has extensive application in PC structure. The conventional PC
slab is susceptible to cracking during transportation and hoisting, due to the low tensile …

A review on high-strength engineered cementitious composites (HS-ECC): Design, mechanical property and structural application

Y Ding, K Yu, M Li - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid development of infrastructure imposes high requirements on the performances of
building materials especially on strength and ductility. The combination of high tensile strain …

Micro-structural and mechanical properties of ultra-high performance engineered cementitious composites (UHP-ECC) incorporation of recycled fine powder (RFP)

KQ Yu, WJ Zhu, Y Ding, ZD Lu, J Yu, JZ **ao - Cement and Concrete …, 2019 - Elsevier
The recycled fine-powder (RFP), produced during the recycling process, will induce a
serious impact on the environment with improper disposition. A potential green way to reuse …