A Literature Survey on Engineering Cementations Composites

Abstract

Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC, also known as “ECC Concrete”), developed in the last decade, may contribute to safer, more durable, and sustainable concrete infra-structure that is cost-effective and constructed with conventional construction equipment. With two percent by volume of short fibers, ECC has been prepared in ready-mix plants and transported to construction sites using conventional ready-mix trucks. The mix can be placed with-out the need for vibration due to its self-consolidating characteristics. Furthermore, the most expensive component of the composite, fibers, is minimized resulting in ECC that is more acceptable to the highly cost sensitive construction industry. ECC is ductile in nature. The aim of research work is to study ductile behavior of concrete, crack resistance capacity & concrete should give warning before its failure. Normal concrete is brittle in nature while ECC is ductile in nature, due to this