Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites: SHCC4 [Hardcover]

This is the proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites (SHCC4), that was held at the Technische Universit?t Dresden, Germany from 18 to 20 September 2017. The conference focused on advanced fiber-reinforced concrete materials such as strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC), textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) and high-performance fiber-reinforced cement-based composites (HPFRCC). All these new materials exhibit pseudo-ductile behavior resulting from the formation of multiple, fine cracks when subject to tensile loading. The use of such types of fiber-reinforced concrete could revolutionize the planning, development, dimensioning, structural and architectural design, construction of new and strengthening and repair of existing buildings and structures in many areas of application. The SHCC4 Conference was the follow-up of three previous successful international events in Stellenbosch, South Africa in 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brazilin 2011, and Dordrecht, The Netherlands in 2014.

Foreword.- Keynote Speeches.- Micromechanics-based design of strain hardening cementitious composites (SHCC), by Junxia Lia, Jishen Qiu, Shan He, En-Hua Yang.- Performance-Based Design of SHCC Components  Research and Challenges, by Christopher K.Y. Leung.- Performance Enhancement of Concrete Structures through Multi-Scale Crack Control, by Gabriel Jen and Claudia Ostertag.- Strengthening and Repair with Carbon Concrete Composites  the First General Building Approval in Germany, by Silke Scheerer, Elisabeth Sch?tze and Manfred Curbach.- Performance of Fiber Reinforced Materials: Historic Perspective and Glance in the Future, by Surendra Shah and Yuan Gao,- Applications of SHCC in Japan  Tools and tips for promoting its use, by Keitetsu Rokugo.- Material Design of TRC and TRC Impact Resistance, by Alva Peled.-?Part 1. Material Design and Mechanical Testing.- High Performance Fiber Reinforced? Materials: Historic?lŸ