Strain and Cracking Surveillance in Engineered Cementitious Composites by Piezoresistive Properties

Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECCs) are novel cement-based ultraductile materials which is crack resistant and undergoes strain hardening when loaded in tension. In particular, the material is piezoresistive with changes in electrical resistance correlated with mechanical strain. The unique el...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jia Huan Yu, Tsung Chan Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2010-01-01
Series:EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/402597