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Abstract Engineered cementitious composite (ECC) exhibits good post-cracking resistance and ductility and its unique properties make it a viable material for increasing structural performance under severe loading conditions. To understand… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Engineered cementitious composite (ECC) exhibits good post-cracking resistance and ductility and its unique properties make it a viable material for increasing structural performance under severe loading conditions. To understand the bond behavior between the ECC and steel bar, direct pullout tests were conducted in this paper. A comprehensive analysis was carried out on effects of ECC strength, steel bar diameter, and fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) confinement on steel bar-ECC bonding behavior. Based on the experimental data, performances of existing bond slip models for steel bar-ECC are evaluated and a new model with improved accuracy is proposed. The proposed model considers the influence of FRP confinement on bond-slip behavior.