The tensile test on the thin-plate specimen and compression test on cylindrical specimen were carried out. Testing variables included water/binder ratio, sand/binder ratio, fly ash and cement content, and sand particle.

In this study, 10 groups of SHCC were developed by incorporating polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber into cement-based materials with high-content fly ash. SHCC has the characteristics of strain hardening and multiple cracking under tensile load.

The emergence of strain-hardening cementitious composites (SHCCs) improves brittle cracking of concrete materials.