eprintid: 11110 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/11/10 datestamp: 2023-11-10 03:25:39 lastmod: 2023-11-10 03:25:39 status_changed: 2023-11-10 01:14:30 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Achara, B.E. creators_name: Mohammed, B.S. creators_name: Liew, M.S. title: Bond behaviour of nano-silica-modified self-compacting engineered cementitious composite using response surface methodology ispublished: pub keywords: Bars (metal); Bonding; Silica; Surface properties, Bond-slip relationship; Engineered cementitious composite (ECC); Nano Silica; Pull out; Reinforcing steel bar; Respond surface methodologies; Response surface methodology; Steel reinforcement bars, Multiobjective optimization note: cited By 34 abstract: This paper analyses the bond behaviour of steel reinforcement bars in the matrix of nano-silica (NS)-modified self-consolidating engineered cementitious composites (SC-ECC). Presented first is the results of pull-out tests performed on three different diameters (12 mm, 16 mm, 20 mm) sizes of reinforcing steel bar embedded in the matrix. Subsequently, the results of the experiment are used in identifying the bond-slip relationship which explains the interactions between steel bars and matrix. A response surface methodology is applied to develop predictive models which are used to perform multi-objective optimization on bond-slip properties such as bond energy, bond slip and bond strength. Lastly, the experimental and predicted results obtained demonstrate that the developed models are suitable for the interpretation of the bond behaviour of steel bars embedded in the NS-modified cementitious matrix. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd date: 2019 publisher: Elsevier Ltd official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85069549171&doi=10.1016%2fj.conbuildmat.2019.07.115&partnerID=40&md5=7658ef0bbdf4b2165a71494e15287354 id_number: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.115 full_text_status: none publication: Construction and Building Materials volume: 224 pagerange: 796-814 refereed: TRUE issn: 09500618 citation: Achara, B.E. and Mohammed, B.S. and Liew, M.S. (2019) Bond behaviour of nano-silica-modified self-compacting engineered cementitious composite using response surface methodology. Construction and Building Materials, 224. pp. 796-814. ISSN 09500618