Influence of fiber orientation on the mechanical responses of engineering cementitious composite (ECC) under various loading conditions
Abdullah M. Tawfek (Sana'a University, Shandong University)
Zhi Ge (Shandong University)
Huaqiang Yuan (Shandong University)
Ning Zhang (Tsinghua University)
Hongzhi Zhang (Shandong University)
Yifeng Ling (Shandong University)
Yanhua Guan (Shandong University)
Branko Šavija (TU Delft - Materials and Environment)
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Abstract
The mechanical performance of engineered cementitious composite (ECC) depends greatly on fiber orientation and distribution. In this paper, the effect of fiber orientation on ECC's mechanical properties was investigated using two different casting methods: a flow-induced casting was used to enhance the fiber orientation within ECC mixture and compared with the conventional casting. The fiber orientation was quantified using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and image processing. Mechanical tests on the specimens with various fiber orientations were performed. The failure processes of ECC specimens under compression and tensile tests were analyzed using digital image correlation (DIC) technique. The proposed flow-induced casting enhanced the fiber alignment in the flow direction. Consequently, ECC's mechanical properties were significantly improved with more finer cracks under uniaxial loading. In conclusion, the proposed flow-induced casting can be adopted as an effective approach to improve fiber bridging efficiency in ECC.