Abstract: This study addresses the characterization of fiber-matrix interfacial properties and the apparent strength of high-strength hydrophilic fibers. Single-fiber pullout bond tests and single-fiber pull-to-rupture strength tests ...

Abstract: This article proposes a new theory for predicting the crack-bridging performance of random short fibers involved in cementitious composites. The current theoretical model for estimating crack bridging performance of random ...

Abstract: The micromechanics design theory has realized random short fiber-reinforced cement composites showing pseudostrain hardening (PSH) behavior with over 5% of strain capacity under tension. Nevertheless, this existing theory ...

Abstract: This study proposes a new theoretical approach for predicting the tensile stress-strain relation of random short-fiber-reinforced cement composites showing pseudostrain hardening. This approach is grounded on the solid ...

Abstract: The flexural fatigue characteristics of two different shotcreted engineered cementitious composites (ECCs) containing polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyethylene (PE) fibers respectively were tested under four-point bending. ...