Development of Models for Mechanical Properties of Engineered Cementitious Composites

Abstract

Engineering cement composites (ECC) are a type of fiber cement composite material and possess high mechanical and durability properties. The main objective of this study is to develop a model for the relationship between compressive strength and split tensile strength. To develop these relationships, mechanical properties that are available in the literature for various types of ECC are collected in which 75% data is used for training and 25% for testing purpose. The study is further extended to check the relationships or models available in the standards, codes, and in literature for various mechanical properties are also evaluated. Sensitive assessment is performed to evaluate the new model developed for ECC based on mechanical properties. These relationships are required for designers, engineers, researchers, and academicians when one of the mechanical properties are not available for design purpose.