RC/ECC Hybrid Frame

Collapse-resistant in strong earthquakes

By applying ECC at weak parts, damage is shifted away from critical members, enabling more uniform and controllable plastic hinge development and significantly enhancing collapse resistance.

Han, Jun · 75995685 · Wenyan, Xu · Wang, Guojue · Zhang, Zhigang · Liu, Liping · Li, Yingmin

Construction and Building Materials 2025

Advantages

The damage modes, ductility, stiffness degradation behavior, and energy dissipation capacity of the RC/ECC hybrid specimen are better than those of the conventional RC specimen