A new model for the cracking process and tensile ductility of Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHCC)

Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHCC) are materials exhibiting tensile hardening behavior up to several percent strain accompanied by the formation of fine multiple cracks. Their tensile ductility is governed by the spacing and opening of cracks, which depend on the stress transfer between...

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Published in:Cement and concrete research 2016-01, Vol.79, p.353-365
Main Authors: Lu, Cong, Leung, Christopher K.Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bridging
Cements
Computer simulation
Cracks
Ductility
Fiber reinforcement (E)
Fibers
Micromechanics (C)
Modeling (E)
SHCC
Strain hardening
Stress transfer
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Summary:Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHCC) are materials exhibiting tensile hardening behavior up to several percent strain accompanied by the formation of fine multiple cracks. Their tensile ductility is governed by the spacing and opening of cracks, which depend on the stress transfer between the fibers and the matrix. In this article, a new analytic model which takes into consideration the effects of non-uniform matrix strength, post-cracking increase in fiber bridging stress and fiber rupture on stress transfer and multiple cracking behavior of SHCC is developed. Using material parameters within the range reported in the literature, simulation results can reach reasonable agreement with test data on SHCC for two different fiber contents. The effect of fiber length on tensile behavior of SHCC is then simulated to illustrate the applicability of the model to material design. The new model should be helpful to the micromechanics-based design of SHCC for various ductility requirements.
ISSN:0008-8846
1873-3948
DOI:10.1016/j.cemconres.2015.10.009