Design and development of high performance based engineered cementitious composite eco-friendly beams preparation: An integrated approach

Abstract

Now a days focusing on cost-effective and performance-based composite has increases in the construction field to improve structural safety and avoiding the environmental and economical problems. Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) is a light weight composite, adaptable due to strain hardening behaviour and self-healing properties that are significant parameters of structural performance and safety. In the preparation of ECC, scarcity of synthetic fibers namely Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA) fibers that increase the necessity of alternatives like natural fibers which are eco-friendly and widely available. In this connection integrated the sustainable approach for the preparation of ECC. Processing of materials, mix design and procedure in preparation of base mix of ECC and adjustments based on properties are analyzed and designed for high performance of natural fiber reinforced ECC beams based on integrated sustainable approach.