The greening of engineered cementitious composites (ECC): A review

D Shoji, Z He, D Zhang, VC Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Concern over sustainability in the construction industry is growing. Engineered cementitious
composites (ECC) have the potential to reduce the carbon and energy footprints of the built …

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 …

Ultra-high-strength engineered/strain-hardening cementitious composites (ECC/SHCC): Material design and effect of fiber hybridization

BT Huang, JX Zhu, KF Weng, VC Li, JG Dai - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is well known that an increase in the compressive strength of cementitious composites is
usually accompanied by a loss of tensile ductility. Designing and develo** ultra-high …

Simultaneous enhancement of ductility and sustainability of high-strength Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHCC) using recycled fine aggregates

QH Li, SY Zhao, BT Huang, LY Xu, SL Xu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, recycled fine aggregates (RA) were successfully adopted to produce strain-
hardening cementitious composites with a compressive strength of over 120 MPa. A multiple …

3D printing concrete structures: State of the art, challenges, and opportunities

D Liu, Z Zhang, X Zhang, Z Chen - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing concrete technology is an integration of material preparation, geometric
modeling, structural design, and construction with the essential advantages of green, low …

Sustainable and cost-effective ultra-lightweight engineered cementitious composite: Design and material characterization

BY Deng, LZ Li, D Tan, MN Uddin, ZW Cai… - Cement and Concrete …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lightweight ECC (LWECC) has been extensively concerned due to its superior tensile
performance, durability and low self-weight. However, the high environmental impact and …

[HTML][HTML] Low-carbon high-strength engineered geopolymer composites (HS-EGC) with full-volume fly ash precursor: Role of silica modulus

LY Xu, JC Lao, LP Qian, M Khan, TY **e… - Journal of CO2 …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the influence of the silica modulus of alkaline activators on the overall
performances of pure fly ash (FA)-based High-Strength Engineered/Strain-Hardening …

Rice husk ash in concrete

SA Endale, WZ Taffese, DH Vo, MD Yehualaw - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study conducted an extensive literature review on rice husk ash (RHA), with a focus on
its particle properties and their effects on the fresh, mechanical, and durability properties of …

High-strength high-ductility Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC) incorporating geopolymer fine aggregates

LY Xu, BT Huang, VC Li, JG Dai - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In this study, Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC)
incorporating geopolymer fine aggregates were successfully developed with high strength …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing geopolymers: A review

H Zhong, M Zhang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Geopolymers have been considered as a promising alternative to cementitious materials for
3D printing to enhance sustainability of the construction industry. This paper presents a …