A state-of-the-art review on recent trends in ECC slab systems: Performance and its applications

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Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) slab systems provide enhanced structural performance, durability, and service life across various applications, including reinforced concrete slabs, bridge decks, and 3D printed systems, due to their strain-hardening and ductile characteristics. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Charles Climent F; Balamurali Kanagaraj; Satjapan Leelatanon; Radhika Sridhar; Blessen Skariah Thomas; U. Johnson Alengaram

doi:10.1016/j.hybadv.2026.100739

September 1, 2026Hybrid AdvancesOpen Access

A state-of-the-art review on recent trends in ECC slab systems: Performance and its applications

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Synthesize recent research on engineered cementitious composite (ECC) slab systems to assess their structural capacity, durability under extreme environments, and modern construction techniques.
Reviewed experimental and analytical studies on reinforced ECC slabs, bridge decks, link slabs, composite sandwich systems, and 3D-printed slabs.
Evaluated the impact of fiber hybridization—incorporating glass-, basalt-, and carbon-fiber reinforced polymers—across flexural, shear, punching, and bond stress states.
Examined structural response under environmental and mechanical extremes, including fire, blast, impact, fatigue, and freeze-thaw cycling.
ECC slabs exhibit superior flexural ductility, shear capacity, and punching resistance compared to conventional concrete slabs via strain-hardening and controlled micro-cracking mechanisms.
Fiber hybridization enhances bond strength and mechanical integrity across steel-ECC composite layouts, bridge decks, and layered sandwich configurations.
ECC structural systems consistently demonstrate improved damage tolerance and endurance under cyclic fatigue, thermal extremes, blast loading, and freeze-thaw exposure.

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: Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) have evolved as a potential substitute to cement concrete for structural systems due to their strain-hardening characteristics, micro-cracking mechanism, and ductility. In recent days, ECC has been commonly used in reinforced concrete (RC) slabs, bridge decks, composite slabs, and sandwich systems to enhance its structural performance and service life. Various studies have investigated the individual aspects of ECC slab, a comprehensive review that combines structural performance, durability, and emerging construction techniques is limited. The present paper highlights the state-of-the-art review on the recent advances in ECC slab systems. This review addresses the flexural, shear, punching, and bond performance of reinforced ECC slabs with the influence of fiber type and hybridization of fibers, including glass-, basalt-, and carbon-fiber reinforced polymers. The behavior of steel-ECC composite slabs, bridge decks, link slab, overlays, sandwich systems, and 3D printed ECC slab systems was summarized. Moreover, the behavior of ECC slabs under fire, blast, impact, fatigue, and freeze-thaw cycles was reviewed in detail.

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