Influence of aggregate type and size on ductility and mechanical properties of engineered cementitious composites

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 308-316

  Sahmaran, Mustafa ^a   Lachemi, Mohamed ^b   Hossain, Khandaker M A ^b   Ranade, Ravi ^c   Li, Victor C ^c  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Drying shrinkage; Engineered cementitious composites (ECC); Flexure; Tensile

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE TYPE; CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES; CRACK DEVELOPMENT; CRACK WIDTH; DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE; DRYING SHRINKAGES; ENGINEERED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITE (ECC); FIBER-REINFORCED; FLEXURE; GRAVEL SANDS; MATERIAL BEHAVIOR; MAXIMUM AGGREGATE SIZES; SAND AND GRAVELS; STRAIN CAPACITIES; STRAIN-HARDENING BEHAVIORS; TENSILE; TENSILE DUCTILITY; UNIAXIAL TENSILE;

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; CRACKS; DUCTILITY; LIMESTONE; MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS; MIXTURES; SAND; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 74049122157     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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