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 …

Use of supplementary cementitious materials in seawater–sea sand concrete: State-of-the-art review

H Li, F Liu, Z Pan, H Li, Z Wu, L Li, Z **ong - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in seawater–sea sand concrete
(SSSC) enhances the concrete performance as well as helps in reducing the excessive …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical performance of high-strength engineering cementitious composites (ECC) with hybriding PE and steel fibers

D Liu, J Yu, F Qin, K Zhang, Z Zhang - Case Studies in Construction …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, the mechanical performance of high-strength ECC with hybriding steel and PE
fibers (HF-ECC) was investigated experimentally; meanwhile, the effects of ultra-fine fly ash …

High-strength engineered cementitious composites with nanosilica incorporated: Mechanical performance and autogenous self-healing behavior

Z Zhang, Z Li, J He, X Shi - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
It is highly desirable to achieve better self-healing performance of high-strength engineered
cementitious composite (ECC) incorporating hydrophobic polyethylene (PE) fibers. This …

On use of polyvinylpyrrolidone to modify polyethylene fibers for improving tensile properties of high strength ECC

P Men, X Wang, D Liu, Z Zhang, Q Zhang… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyethylene (PE) fiber is widely used in high strength engineered cementitious composites
(ECC) due to its exceptional mechanical properties. However, the strong hydrophobicity of …

Enhancing long-term tensile performance of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) using sustainable artificial geopolymer aggregates

LY Xu, BT Huang, Q Lan-**, JG Dai - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
Artificial geopolymer aggregate is an emerging technology in the field of solid waste
recycling, aiming to ease the exploitation of natural aggregates as well as reduce the …

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) …

A comparative study on environmental performance of 3D printing and conventional casting of concrete products with industrial wastes

S Liu, B Lu, H Li, Z Pan, J Jiang, S Qian - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing construction techniques are believed to have potential sustainability
benefits, including improved resource efficiency, increased construction productivity, and …

Mechanical, water resistance and environmental benefits of magnesium oxychloride cement incorporating rice husk ash

Y Nie, J Lu, Z Liu, D Meng, Z He, J Shi - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Magnesium oxychloride cement (MOC) has received extensive attention as an eco-friendly
cement, but its poor water resistance limits its engineering applications. In this study, MOC …