PRESENT BY,

M.NAVANEETHAN
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY

Introduction
Ingredients of ECC
Mix design of ECC
Varieties of ECC
Characteristics of ECC
Properties of ECC
Major physical properties
Design Technology
Difference over OPC & FRC
Merits & Demerits of ECC
Conclusion

 Engineered Cementitious

Composite (ECC), also

called Bendable concrete,
designed to produce a
strong and flexible material.
It acts more like a ductile
metal than a brittle glass
(as does OPC concrete).
It does not include coarse
aggregate and can deform
(or bend) under strain.

Ordinary Portland Cement

Sand
Water
Fly ash
Super Plasticizer
Fiber

X/Y

Cemen Fly ash /

t
metakaol
in

sand

water

HRWR

Fiber
(volume
%)

RATIO

1.0

1.2

0.8

0.56

0.012

0.02

Kg/cu.
m

587

704.6

469.9

299.7

17.31

Based on
density of
fiber

Per
cube

166gm
s

199gms

132.8g
ms

87.89m 5ml
l

 Light weight ECC:

Floating Homes, Barges
Self-compacting ECC:
High rise projects- to
complete within a short period.
Sprayable ECC:
Used for retrofitting/repair
work and tunnel/sewer linings.

Extrudable ECC:
Use in Extrusion of pipes was
first developed in 1998.

 When mixed with specially selected short

random fibers, usually polymer fibers. Unlike

regular concrete, ECC has a strain capacity in
the range of
37%.
The mixing procedure of ECC is similar to
normal concrete.
The ECC are economical by a reduction in the
usage of fiber & maintaining characteristics of
strength and ductility.
Placement of ECC is easy because it has selfconsolidating and needs no vibration.

 Fiber: Tailored, polymer

fibers, fiberglass and

carbon-fiber
Interface: Chemical and
frictional bonds controlled
for bridging properties
Crack width: Typically <
100 micrometres during
strain-hardening
Tensile strain: >3%
(typical); 8% max.

COMPR
ESSIVE
STREN
GTH
(MPa)

1ST
CRACK
STREN
GHT
(MPa)

20-95

3-7

ULTIMA
TE
TENSIL
E
STREN
GTH
(M Pa)
4-12

ULTIMA
TE
STRAIN
(%)

1-8

YOUNG
S
MODUL
US
(GPa)

FLEXU
RAL
STREN
GTH
(MPa)

18-34

10-30

DENSIT
Y
(g/cc)

0.952.3

 Micromechanics,
it merges at the nano-scale, Mems

are made up of components

between 1 to 100 micrometres in
size
The average crack width in [the]
self-healing concrete is below 60
micrometers. Hence it ensures that
extra dry cement in the concrete
exposed on the crack surfaces can
react with H2O and CO2 to heal
and form a thin white scar of
calcium carbonate. Calcium
carbonate is a strong compound
found naturally in seashells

 Tensile strain is 0.01 percent in OPC, But in

ECC it is upto 5%.

Unlike the FRC, the engineered cementitious
composites do not include large volume of
fiber.
The basic difference in the properties of ECC
and FRC is that after cracking the ECC strain
hardens while FRC does not exhibit such a
behaviour.

 Even ECC gets damaged by loading, the micro cracks are self

controlled, and the crack widths Is less than 50 microns.

In structures like a bridge deck, cracks and attack the steel by
deicing salts in water is delayed or eliminated.
From a long-term standpoint, to improve durability means less
maintenance requirements, and that means lower lifecycle costs.
It eliminates many of the common problems associated with
conventional expansion joints like joint jamming and leakage.
it makes our work meaningful, problems like climate change and
our infrastructure.

 The cost of ECC is almost

three times the cost of

normal concrete.
It was generally not used
for mass construction
work.

 ECC are being used in shear

elements that are subjected to a

cyclic loading, in the beam and
column combination and for
general structural repairs.
Also used as a shielding layer for
increasing the corrosive resistance
of structures
Other potential targets of ECC
include underground structures,
highway pavements, and bridge
decks.
ECC for seismic structures,
particularly Where building lies
directly on seismic faults

Due to the property of very strong in

compression yet comparably weak in tensile
in nature of cement concrete resulted in
development of Engineered Cementitious
Composite with unique and distinctive
properties of Self-healing, high tensile
strength and ductility where tensile strength is
almost 500 times that of standard concretes.