@inproceedings{06f772c7ed0d45c2900d70d05a434ae6,
title = "Flexural behaviour of reinforced polyvinyl alcohol-engineered cementitious composite beams",
abstract = "A polyvinyl alcohol fibre reinforced-engineered cementitious composite (PVA-ECC) using local dune sand has been recently developed by the authors to achieve a tensile strain capability typically ranging from 0.5%-1.0% and at the same time to reduce cost. In this paper, the flexural behaviour of steel reinforced PVA-ECC (RECC) beams is investigated by conducting four-point bending tests. Traditional steel-reinforced concrete (RC) beams are also tested for comparison. It is found that the RECC beams achieve a 14.8% higher load-carrying capacity than the RC beams, and a significant increase of 103.6% in the mid-span deflection corresponding to the peak load is obtained.",
keywords = "cement composites, composite beams, concrete beams",
author = "Dan Meng and Lee, {C. K.} and Zhang, {Y. X.}",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1007/978-94-024-1194-2_51",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789402411935",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "441--447",
booktitle = "Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites (SHCC4): Proceedings of the 4th International RILEM Conference, 18 - 20 September, 2017, Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany",
note = "International Conference on Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites ; Conference date: 18-09-2017",
}