Concrete and other cementitious materials are undoubtedly the most important and widely used construction material nowadays. However, there exist other building materials [...]

The use of composite materials is one of current trends in civil engineering. Proper description of their behavior is one of prerequisites for correct and appropriate app [...]

The behavior of a single crack in a fiber composite strongly influences its macroscopic tensile behavior after initiation of the cracking. It affects whether the damage l [...]

The effects of aggressive environment on the mechanical behavior of a strain-hardening fiber reinforced cementitious composite (PVA-ECC) are experimentally investigated. [...]

Calderas are volcanic structures, which can be dangerous but also beneficial at the same time. Therefore, it is important to understand complex processes leading to a for [...]

The correct determination of mechanical properties of construction materials has a major impact on the design and reliability of structures. Strength and deformation char [...]

Parameters of Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) particulary weathered, may be affected its physical and mechanical properties. Comparative testing the influence o [...]

This paper deals with nanoindentation of cement paste as a representative of heterogeneous and time-dependent building material. The paper concerns on the appropriateness [...]

Cracking behavior of lime mortar renders subjected to shrinkage is numerically investigated by the finite element method (FEM). The render materials selected for the stud [...]

The main purpose of this paper is to introduce mechanical properties of Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) and to describe the tensile testing method used at the Fa [...]