This paper aims to clarify the influence of different types of fly ash on the mechanical properties and self-healing behavior of Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC). Five types of fly ash with different chemical and physical properties were used in ECC…
This paper aims to clarify the influence of different types of fly ash on the mechanical properties and self-healing behavior of Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC). Five types of fly ash with different chemical and physical properties were used in ECC mixtures. The fly ash to cement ratio was fixed at 3.0. The compressive and uniaxial tensile tests were conducted to evaluate the influence of fly ash type on mechanical properties. The permeability test was used to assess self-healing behavior of ECCs with different types of fly ash. The microtopography and chemical characteristics of the self-healing products in the crack were observed and examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The fly ash with relatively higher calcium content and smaller particle size was found conducive to a higher compressive strength. The lower combined Al O and CaO content of this fly ash, however, was 2 3 found to enhance the tensile strain capacity. Furthermore, high calcium fly ash accelerates the self-healing process of ECC for the same pre-damaged level. The self-healing product was a mixed CaCO /C-S-H system with the CaCO as the main ingredient.