Evaluating engineered cementitious composite for fatigue resistance in pavement applications
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Abstract
Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) are a viable alternative to conventional cementitious materials, with improved tensile strength, excellent fracture resistance, and remarkable toughness. Incorporating a high fibre content in ECC improves its tensile properties and ability to withstand deformation (3–5% higher), resulting in a predictable resistance to ductility failure, strain-hardening, and multi-crack development. These properties make ECC more suitable for pavements as they contribute to limiting crack propagation and improving durability and fatigue life. However, ECC production cost is three times higher than conventional concrete. Using polyethylene (PE) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibres accounts for 70–90% of ECC's total production cost, which limits ECC applications. This study aims to develop low-cost polypropylene (PP) fibre-reinforced ECC by altering the mix of pavement quality concrete (PQC), evaluating its mechanical properties, abrasion, and shrinkage strains, and analyzing the pore structure. Also, the fatigue life of ECC has been compared with PQC using different distribution methods. The ECC exhibited 4.7–6.9 times better fatigue performance than the PQC for stress levels 0.65–0.95. Compared to PE and PVA using PP fibres has reduced the cost of production by 7.89 and 3.31 times, respectively.
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OpenAlex topics: Innovative concrete reinforcement materials · Concrete and Cement Materials Research · Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
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Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology
National Institute of Technology Calicut
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