Proceedings 1995-1997

Li, V.C., “Damage Tolerance of Engineered Cementitious Composites“, in Advances in Fracture Research, Proc., 9th ICF Conference on Fracture, Sydney, Australia, Ed. B.L. Karihaloo, Y.W. Mai, M.I. Ripley and R.O. Ritchie, Pub. Pergamon, UK, pp. 619-630, 1997. 

Li, V.C. and Lim, Y.M., “Trapping Mechanism of Interface Crack at Concrete/Engineered Cementitious Composite Bimaterial“, in Proc. of First International Conference on Damage and Failure of Interfaces – DFI-1 Vienna, pp. 405-409, Austria, 22-24 September, 1997. 

Kabele, P., Li, V.C., Horii, H., Kanda, T., and Takeuchi, S., “Use of BMC for Ductile Structural Members“, in Proc. of 5th Int’l Symposium on Brittle Matrix Composites (BMC-5), pp. 579-588, Warsaw, Poland, Oct., 1997.

Wu, H.C. and V.C. Li, “Basic Interfacial Characteristic Of Polyethylene Fiber/Cement Composites And Its Modification By Plasma, ” in Proc. of 5th International Symposium on Brittle Matrix Composites (BMC-5), Warsaw, Poland, pp. 14-23, Oct., 1997. 

Li, V.C., Kanda, T., and Lin, Z., “The Influence of Fiber/Matrix Interface Properties on Complementary Energy and Composite Damage Tolerance“, in Key Engineering Materials: Vols: 145-149, Proceedings, 3rd Conf. on Frac. & Strength of Solids, HKUST, Hong Kong, pp. 456-472, Dec. 8-10, 1997. 

Kim, P., Wu, H.C., Lin, Z., Li, V.C., de Lhoneux, B., and Akers, S.A.S., “Flexural Modeling of Cellulose Fiber Reinforced Thin Sheet Cement Composites”, accepted for publication in 1997 Fall Meeting, Materials Research Society, Boston, MA, 1997.

Li, V.C., Lin, Z., and Matsumoto, T., “Influence of fiber bridging on Structural Size-Effect“, SES ’96 Prager Symposium, Tempa, Arizona, October, 1996. 

Naaman, A.E., Garcia, S., Korkmaz, M., and Li, V.C., “Investigation of the Use of Carpet Waste pp-fibers in Concrete”, in Proc. ASCE 4th Materials Eng. Conf., Washington, D.C., Ed. K.P. Chong, Pub. ASCE, US, pp. 782-791, 1996.

Wu, H.C., Lim, Y.M., Li, V.C., and Foremsky, D.J., “Utilization of Recycled Fibers in Concrete”, in Proc. ASCE 4th Materials Engineering Conf., Washington, D.C., Ed. K.P. Chong, Pub. ASCE, US pp. 799-808, 1996.

Li, V.C., and Matsumoto, T., “Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis of Fiber Reinforced Concrete with Effect of Interfacial Bond Degradation,” in Proc. ASCE 4th Materials Eng. Conf., Washington, D.C., Ed. K.P. Chong, Pub. ASCE, US, pp. 426-435, 1996. 

Bentur, A., Wu, S.T., Banthia, N., Baggott, R., Hansen, W., Katz, A., Leung, C.K.Y., Li, V.C., Mobasher, B., Naaman, A.E., Robertson, R., Soroushian, P., Stang, H., Taerwe, L.R., “Fiber-Matrix Interfaces“, High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites, RILEM Proc. 31, Eds. A.E. Naaman and H.W. Reinhardt, pp. 143-192, 1996. 

Shah, S.P., Brandt, A.M., Ouyang, C., Baggott, R., Eibl, J., Glinicki, M.A., Krenchel, H, Lambrechts, A., Li, V.C., Mobasher,B., and Taerwe, L.R., “Toughness Characterization and Toughening Mechanisms“, High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites, RILEM Proc. 31, Eds. A.E. Naaman and H.W. Reinhardt, pp. 194-224, 1996. 

Naaman, A.E., Paramasivam, P., Balazs, J., Eibl, J., Erdelyi, L., Hassoun, N.M., Krstulovic-Opara, N., Li, V.C., and Lohrman, G., “Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Using HPFRCC Matrices“, High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites, RILEM Proc. 31, Eds. A.E. Naaman and H.W. Reinhardt, pp. 291-344, 1996. 

Reinhardt, H.W., Rossi, P., Baggott, R., Balazs, G., Bolander, J., Brandt, A.M., Cheyrezy, M., Chong, K., Erdelyi, H., Krenchel, H., Lange, d., Leung, C., Li, V.C., Mihashi, H., Naaman, A.E., Parameswaran, V.S., and Stang, H., “Future Research Needs in the Field of HPFRCC“, High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites, RILEM Proc. 31, Eds. A.E. Naaman and H.W. Reinhardt, pp. 461-468, 1996. 

Li, V.C., Maalej, M., and Lim, Y.M., “Fracture and Flexural Behavior in Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites”, in Fracture of Brittle, Disorder Materials: Concrete, Rock and Ceramics, Eds. G. Baker and B.L. Karihaloo, pp. 101-114, 1995.

Katz, A., and Li, V.C., “Bond Properties of Micro-Fibers in Cementitious Matrix“, in Microstructure of Cement Based Systems/Bonding and Interfaces in Cementitious Materials, (ed. S. Diamond, S. Mindess, F.P. Glasser, L.W. Roberts, J.P. Skalny and L.D. Wakely), Proc. Symp, Vol. 370, Materials Research Society, Boston, pp. 529-537, 1995. 

Li, V.C., Wu, H.C., and Chan, Y.W., “Interfacial Property Tailoring for Pseudo Strain-hardening Cementitious Composites“, in Advanced Technology on Design and Fabrication of Composite Materials and Structures, Ed. Carpinteri and Sih, Kluwer Acad. Publ., Netherlands, pp. 261-268, 1995. 

Li, V.C., Lim, Y.M., and Foremsky, D.J., “Interfacial Fracture Toughness of Concrete Repair Materials”, in Proc. of Fracture Mechanics of Concrete Structures II, Ed. F.H. Whitman, pp. 1329-1344, 1995.

Li, V.C., “Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites in Structural Design/Applications”, in Proc. 4th Japan SAMPE Symposium, (eds. Z. Maekawa, E. Nakata, and Y. Sakatani, Publ.: SAMPE, Vol. 2, pp. 1340-1345, 1995.