Micromechanical modelling of multiple fracture in engineered cementitious composites

Andrea Spagnoli*, En Hua Yang, Victor C. Li

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC), a special class of high performance fiber reinforced cementitious composites, present, among other features, a superior tensile ductility which is the result of multiple cracking in the material. In the present paper, a micromechanical model is proposed to estimate the tensile strain capacity of ECC. The model takes into account the randomness in size and in spatial distribution of material flaws.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication17th European Conference on Fracture 2008
Subtitle of host publicationMultilevel Approach to Fracture of Materials, Components and Structures
Pages2414-2421
Number of pages8
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event17th European Conference on Fracture 2008: Multilevel Approach to Fracture of Materials, Components and Structures, ECF17 - Brno, Czech Republic
Duration: Sept 2 2008Sept 5 2008

Publication series

Name17th European Conference on Fracture 2008: Multilevel Approach to Fracture of Materials, Components and Structures
Volume3

Conference

Conference17th European Conference on Fracture 2008: Multilevel Approach to Fracture of Materials, Components and Structures, ECF17
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityBrno
Period9/2/089/5/08

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering

Keywords

  • Cementitiuous composite; Fiber reinforced concrete; Micromechanics; Microstructure randomness; Tensile ductility

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