Mechanical, environmental, and economic performance of engineered cementitious composite incorporated limestone calcined clay cement: A review

A Al-Fakih, MA Al-Shugaa, MA Al-Osta… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The construction and building materials sector are becoming increasingly concerned about
sustainability and environmentally friendly materials/composites. One of these developed …

Green and durable engineered cementitious composites (GD-ECC) with recycled PE fiber, desert sand, and carbonation curing: Mixture design, durability …

M Hou, Z Li, VC Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
While engineered cementitious composites (ECC) exhibit superior properties to
conventional concrete, using expensive synthetic fibers and large volumes of cement results …

High-strength and high-toughness alkali-activated composite materials: Optimizing mechanical properties through synergistic utilization of steel slag, ground …

JX Lin, RA Liu, LY Liu, KY Zhuo, ZB Chen… - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the synergistic utilization of steel slag (SS), ground granulated blast furnace
slag (GGBS), and fly ash (FA) was investigated to optimize the mechanical properties of high …

[HTML][HTML] Tailoring crack width control of LC3-based engineered cementitious composites (ECC) via fiber hybridization: From micromechanics design to macro …

M Hou, VC Li - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
As a class of strain-hardening cement-based material, Engineered Cementitious
Composites (ECC) feature high tensile ductility and multiple cracking. However, ECCs …

Long-term volume stability of ECC containing high-volume steel slag

Z Yang, X Xiong, K Li, B Briseghella, GC Marano… - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of steel slag (SS) in the field of concrete remains limited due to its poor
soundness. This work studies the long-term volume stability and strength development (up …

Preparation of low-cost green engineered cementitious composites (ECC) using gold tailings and unoiled PVA fiber

Y Guan, Y Li, H Zhang, R Sun, J Tian, Y Yang - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study aims to establish low-cost green engineered cementitious composites
(ECC) using gold tailings, unoiled PVA fiber and large-volume fly ash. Through compression …

Low-carbon, expansive engineered cementitious composites (ECC) in the context of 3D printing

W Zhou, H Zhu, WH Hu, R Wollaston, VC Li - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shrinkage and high carbon footprint are two significant challenges in the application of
printable cementitious materials. To address these concerns, low-carbon, expansive …

Engineered geopolymer composites: a comprehensive state-of-the-art review on materials' perspective

KK Yaswanth, KHK Reddy, N Anusha… - Archives of Civil and …, 2024 - Springer
Engineered geopolymer composite (EGC) is considered an excellent innovation in imparting
the high ductility to the concrete composites with 100% eco-friendly and sustainable …

High-strength high-ductility seawater sea-sand Engineered Cementitious Composites: Mechanical properties, cracking behavior and micro-mechanics

S Wen, M Cao, G Liu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This study developed strain-hardening seawater sea-sand engineered cementitious
composites (SS-ECC) with both high-strength and ultra-high tensile ductility for the first time …

Feasibility of structural retrofit concrete pipelines using limestone calcined clay cement Engineered Cementitious Composites (LC3 ECC)

H Zhu, T Wang, Y Wang, WH Hu, VC Li - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Advances in pipeline rehabilitation technology are urgently needed to address aging
concrete pipelines operating in aggressive conditions. Current repair methods have …