Finite Element Modeling and Prediction of Tensile Behavior of PE-ECC Dogbones

This study presents the development of 3-dimensional Finite Element (FE) models of Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) dogbones. The main aim of this study is to investigate the uniaxial tensile behavior of ECC dogbones exposed to elevated temperature and to validate the accuracy of the corresponding FE predictions. Two dogbones were tested, one at room temperature and the second was tested after exposing it to a temperature of 200 °C. Comparisons between dogbones FE models confirmed that the models are capable of effectively predicting experimentally measured values.