Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) is a durable material with high tensile ductility and strain-hardening characteristics. Although considered as cost-effective fiber for ECC, polypropylene (PP) reportedly difficult to disperse in mortar matrix due its aspect ratio hydrophobicity. In this study, the viscosity of low-carbon ECC based on limestone calcined clay cement was tailored variable ...

While significant advances have been made in concrete materials and in concrete structures over the last decade, research in materials and in structural engineering are often carried out separately. As a result, opportunities in major leaps in structural performance may be missed, or research emphasis in materials development may be misguided. This paper introduces the concept of integrated str...

The increasing demand on the resistance of civil engineering structures under accidental loadings has led to an evolution in research, shifting the focus from a structural design level towards solutions on material level. The development of new high performance cementitious composites has opened new possibilities concerning building materials. However, the available data on the dynamical behavi...

The ultimate tensile behaviour of fibre-reinforced cementitious composites is closely related to its failure mechanisms which in turn are dependent on reinforcement parameters such as fibre characteristics and the fibre/matrix interface properties. Based on the direct tensile tests of mortar specimens reinforced with various synthetic fibres, this paper attempts to explain such relationships an...

Today, ECC has been developed to a stage where the material is being used in eld testing and limited full scale constructed facilities. However, the lack of reliable, practical, standardized test methods for determination of the strain hardening properties of the material constitutes a signi cant obstacle for day-to-day structural engineering design and material quality control during construct...

Performance requirements of the patch repair material are strength, size stability, shieldability, durability, bond property with the substrate concrete, ductility and so forth. Various kinds of patch repair materials with short fibers have been developed and used. Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) which provides multiple cracking and strain hardening behavior is also one of the attracti...

The unprecedented growth in construction activities have led to speedy consumption of global natural resources like river sand, blue metal, water, and some raw materials like limestone (for producing cement). This study explores the possibility of using Steel-Mesh Reinforced Cementitious Composites (SMRCC) as an alternative to conventional concrete, aiming at sustainability. In order to underst...