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Study on mechanical properties of cost-effective polyvinyl alcohol engineered cementitious composites (PVA-ECC)
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In this paper, the feasibility of use of unoiled PVA fibers and hybrid polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers in ECC was studied, and the mix proportion was redesigned through parametric analysis.About:
This article is published in Construction and Building Materials.The article was published on 2015-03-01. It has received 234 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Compressive strength.read more
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Hybrid short fiber reinforcement system in concrete: A review
TL;DR: A review of recent developments on the area of the cement-based composites reinforced by hybrid short fibers can be found in this paper, where chemical, physical and mechanical properties of fibers on the performance of fiber reinforced concretes (FRC).
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Direct tensile properties of engineered cementitious composites: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive review is conducted to summarize the fundamental information of factors that influence the tensile properties of ECC, specifically the fiber properties, specimen size and geometry, and strain rate.
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Synthetic fibers for cementitious composites: A critical and in-depth review of recent advances
TL;DR: The use of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers in cementitious composites has received significant attention in recent years as discussed by the authors.
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Matrix tailoring of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) with non-oil-coated, low tensile strength PVA fiber
Zhigang Zhang,Qian Zhang +1 more
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper developed new ECC mixture designs incorporating a type of lower-cost PVA fibers, which has no surface oil coating and exhibit lower tensile strength, which are undesirable in basis of micromechanics underlying ECC design.
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Tailoring Engineered Cementitious Composites with local ingredients
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed ECCs with local ingredients, including domestic PVA fibers, fly ash and crumb rubber, under the guidance of micromechanics model for ECC, and obtained the fiber/matrix interface parameters and matrix parameters from single fiber pullout test and fracture toughness test respectively.
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Steady-state and multiple cracking of short random fiber composites
TL;DR: In this article, the pseudostrain-hardening phenomenon of brittle matrix composites reinforced with discontinuous flexible and randomly distributed fibers is analyzed based on a cohesive crack-mechanics approach, and the first crack strength and strain are derived in terms of fiber, matrix, and interface micromechanical properties.
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Interface tailoring for strain-hardening polyvinyl alcohol-engineered cementitious composite (PVA-ECC)
TL;DR: In this article, the PVA-ECC was developed for the context of material design under the guidance of micromechanical tools, where the fiber/matrix interface may be engineered to accommodate the requirements imposed by the micro-mechanical models, thus highlighting the importance of interface tailoring on composite performance.
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Use of High Volumes of Fly Ash to Improve ECC Mechanical Properties and Material Greenness
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of fly ash content on high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composite (HPFRCC) development has been investigated, and the results showed that HVFA ECCs' fiber/matrix interface frictional bond increase is responsible for tight crack width.
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From micromechanics to structural engineering - the design of cementitious composites for civil engineering applications
TL;DR: In this paper, the development of pseudo strain-hardening cement-based short fiber composites employing the Performance Driven Design Approach is reviewed, and the unique mechanical properties of the resulting composite are summarized.