Civil Engineering ETDs

Publication Date

Summer 7-14-2024

Abstract

Construction materials require testing in the laboratory and field to be accepted as viable tools. Engineered cementitious composites (ECC) are a new material in the class of ultra-high-performance concrete studied and tested in the lab but not in the field. This research aimed to answer questions about ECC's ability to be a viable and cost-efficient construction material. The cost of ECC continues to be a factor in the acceptance of the material. Cost savings in construction and labor have not been identified until now, and it is good. Field condition testing of ECC in a desert climate known for extreme ultraviolet sun exposure, high winds, and low humidity has not been extensively explored until now, and it is bad. The objective of this work required numerous approaches to determine how the material faired in such an environment or the possibilities of why it failed.

Keywords

ECC, Construction Costs, Curing in a Desert Environment, UV Radiation, PVA

Document Type

Dissertation

Language

English

Degree Name

Civil Engineering

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Department Name

Civil Engineering

First Committee Member (Chair)

Susan Bogus Halter

Second Committee Member

Maryam Hojati

Third Committee Member

Fernando Moreu

Fourth Committee Member

Ali Kazemian

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