Strain Hardening Cement Composites: Structural Design and Performance State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM Technical Committee 208-HFC, SC3 /

• Main Authors: Toshiyuki, Kanakubo (Author), Kabele, Petr (Author), Fukuyama, Hiroshi (Author), Uchida, Yuichi (Author), Suwada, Haruhiko (Author), Slowik, Volker (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rokugo, Keitetsu (Editor), Kanda, Tetsushi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports, 6
• Subjects: Engineering.; Structural mechanics.; Civil engineering.; Structural materials.; Civil Engineering.; Structural Mechanics.; Structural Materials.

Strain Hardening Cement Composites, SHCC hereafter, demonstrate excellent mechanical behavior showing tensile strain hardening and multiple fine cracks. This strain hardening behavior improves the durability of concrete structures employing SHCC and the multiple fine cracks enhance structural perfor...