The past and future of sustainable concrete: A critical review and new strategies on cement-based materials

J de Brito, R Kurda - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

On the emergence of 3D printable engineered, strain hardening cementitious composites (ECC/SHCC)

VC Li, FP Bos, K Yu, W McGee, TY Ng… - Cement and Concrete …, 2020 - Elsevier
While interest in 3D printing of concrete (3DCP) and structures has been growing, a major
obstacle for implementation of 3DP construction method is the need for steel reinforcement …

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 developing ultra-high …

Eco-friendly high strength, high ductility engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with substitution of fly ash by rice husk ash

Z Zhang, F Yang, JC Liu, S Wang - Cement and Concrete Research, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, an agricultural waste-rice husk ash (RHA) is proposed to substitute fly ash in
high strength, high ductility engineered cementitious composites (ECC). The experimental …

Sustainable high strength, high ductility engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with substitution of cement by rice husk ash

Z Zhang, S Liu, F Yang, Y Weng, S Qian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Generally high strength engineered cementitious composites (ECC) requires high cement
content, which is negative to its sustainability as the cement production contributes as much …

Strain hardening geopolymer composites with hybrid POM and UHMWPE fibers: Analysis of static mechanical properties, economic benefits, and environmental …

YQ Peng, DP Zheng, HS Pan, JL Yang, JX Lin… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
With unique ultra-high toughness, strain-hardening cementitious composite (SHCC) has
attracted considerable attention. However, environmental and economic concerns have …

Self-healing of PE-fiber reinforced lightweight high-strength engineered cementitious composite

K Yu, H Zhu, M Hou, VC Li - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2021 - Elsevier
High-strength engineered cementitious composite (HS-ECC) reinforced with polyethylene
(PE) fiber typically features larger crack width compared with conventional polyvinyl alcohol …

Use of high strength, high ductility engineered cementitious composites (ECC) to enhance the flexural performance of reinforced concrete beams

F Qin, Z Zhang, Z Yin, J Di, L Xu, X Xu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper investigated the flexural performance of reinforced concrete beams strengthened
with high strength, high ductility engineered cementitious composites (HSHD-ECC). A total …

Matrix tailoring of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) with non-oil-coated, low tensile strength PVA fiber

Z Zhang, Q Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) with ductile strain-hardening behavior
has been recognized as a high performance and durable alternative to conventional …

Micromechanics of engineered cementitious composites (ECC): A critical review and new insights

J Li, J Qiu, J Weng, EH Yang - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
ECC micromechanics relates material microstructures to the composite tensile behavior,
which enables backward component tailoring to achieve targeted tensile performance at the …