Irjet V5i4297
Irjet V5i4297
Irjet V5i4297
1Assosciate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Mar Athanasius of College of Engineering, Kothamangalam
2Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Mar Athanasius of College of Engineering, Kothamangalam
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ABSTRACT - Engineered cementitious composite (ECC) reinforcement, water leakage, improper joint alignment,
which exhibits ultra-high tensile ductility and fine multiple joint vibration during vehicle passage etc. So, the durability
cracking meets the essential requirements of safety and of expansion joints is a major concern to bridge owners. The
serviceability in developing modern infrastructures. This maintenance cost of bridges is relatively higher than the
paper studies in detail, the defects of expansion joints in initial cost.
bridges and the effect of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers on the
properties of ECC. The flow characteristics, abrasion 3. ECC LINK SLAB CONCEPT
resistance, and density variation of various ECC mixes were
studied. ECC specimens were casted to analyze the behavior of
ECC with varied proportion of fiber in it. Results showed that
the %flow and density decreases as the fiber content increases
where as there is significant increase in the abrasion
resistance. Based on the performance of PVA-ECC, the material
specifications for the implementation of ECC Link Slab
Technology is proposed.
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Table -3: Mix-proportion used in ECC specimens
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Table -4: Flow characteristics and density variations of
ECC specimens with varied fiber content
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