Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC): Bendable Concrete for a Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure

Abstract

Published by Springer in 2019, ‘Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) – Bendable Concrete for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure’ is a seminal work by Prof Victor C Li of University of Michigan. This review discusses the book that describes the continuing pursuit of a ‘bendable concrete’ to address the brittle nature of the most ubiquitous construction material in modern human history. The book brings together research and application over three decades in a lucid manner with ample illustrations and simple explanations. This article comprises of a summary of the highlights of the book followed by an attempt to briefly analyze the content in a way that would help the potential reader interested in the subject to invest his time in the book. It also hopes to highlight ECC as a material of the future with the potential multi-functional properties that could address critical challenges, namely resilience, durability and sustainability faced by infrastructure sector on a global scale.