Investigation of matrix cracking properties of engineered cementitious composites (ECCs) incorporating river sands

• Main Authors: Li, Yazhao, Li, Junxia, Yang, En-Hua, Guan, Xinchun
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Matrix Cracking Strength; Matrix Fracture Toughness
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160668
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Typical ECC mix design omits normal aggregates and adopts only fine micro silica sands. Few studies report the possibility of using river sands in ECC mix design. While the resulting ECC is more economical with improved time-dependent properties, a very different tensile strain-hardening behavior is...