Improved fiber distribution and mechanical properties of engineered cementitious composites by adjusting the mixing sequence
dc.contributor.author | Zhou, Jian | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Qian, Shunzhi | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ye, Guang | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Copuroglu, Oguzhan | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | van Breugel, Klaas | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Li, Victor C. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-30T20:14:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-10-30T20:14:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Zhou, J., S. Qian, G. Ye, K. van Breugel, and V.C. Li, "Improved fiber distribution and mechanical properties of engineered cementitious composites by adjusting the mixing sequence", J. Cement and Concrete Composites, 34, 342-348, 2012. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/94190> | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/94190 | |
dc.description.abstract | Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) is a class of ultra ductile fiber reinforced cementitious composites, characterized by high ductility and tight crack width control. The polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber with a diameter of 39 lm and a length of 6-12 mm is often used. Unlike plain concrete and normal fiber reinforced concrete, ECC shows a strain-hardening behavior under tensile load. Apart from the mix design, the fiber distribution is another crucial factor for the mechanical properties of ECC, especially the ductility. In order to obtain a good fiber distribution, the plastic viscosity of the ECC mortar before adding fibers needs to be controlled, for example, by adjusting water-to-powder ratio or chemical admixtures. However, such adjustments have some limitations and may result in poor mechanical properties of ECC. This research explores an innovative approach to improve the fiber distribution by adjusting the mixing sequence. With the standard mixing sequence, fibers are added after all solid and liquid materials are mixed. The undesirable plastic viscosity before the fiber addition may cause poor fiber distribution and results in poor hardened properties. With the adjusted mixing sequence, the mix of solid materials with the liquid material is divided into two steps and the addition of fibers is between the two steps. In this paper, the influence of different water mixing sequences is investigated by comparing the experimental results of the uniaxial tensile test and the fiber distribution analysis. Compared with the standard mixing sequence, the adjusted mixing sequence increases the tensile strain capacity and ultimate tensile strength of ECC and improves the fiber distribution. This concept is further applied in the development of ECC with high volume of sand. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.subject | Engineered Cementitious Composites, Mixing Sequence; Fiber Distribution; Tensile Strain Capacity; High Volume of Sand | en_US |
dc.title | Improved fiber distribution and mechanical properties of engineered cementitious composites by adjusting the mixing sequence | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Civil and Environmental Engineering | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Engineering | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Sinoma Research Institute, Sinoma International Engineering Co., Ltd.; School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing, China; Microlab, Civil and Engineering Geosciences, Delft University of Technology; Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research, Department of Structural Engineering, Ghent University | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/94190/1/zhou-improced-fiber-distribution-2012.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2011.11.019 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Cement and Concrete Composites | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-8678-3493 | en_US |
dc.identifier.name-orcid | Li, Victor C.; 0000-0002-8678-3493 | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) |
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