Everything You Need to Know About Concrete Flex

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Everything You Need to Know About Concrete Flex Introduction Of Concrete Flex

Engineers make our life easier and convenient with their innovations. They work towards improving our lifestyle, environment, and more with research, design, and development. One such development in the construction industry is concrete flex. It’s a sustainable and environmentally friendly development by engineers. Concrete flex is gaining popularity due to its application both in interior and exterior. Here you will learn what it is, its types, benefits, applications, and more. Before that, it’s essential to know about flexible concrete.

What is Flexible Concrete? In the construction industry, concrete is widely used. The best part of concrete is that it can effectively bear compressive loads. However, when it comes to tensile loads, traditional concrete fails to bear the stresses. In order to address this issue, Professor Victor Li at the University of Michigan came up with a solution, “flexible concrete.” Flexible concrete or bendable concrete is a special type of concrete that can take bending stresses. Its engineering name is Engineered Composite Cement (ECC). It has many advantages over traditional concrete because of its special quality, such as flexibility, ductility, lightweight, self-healing, and more. These properties allow the composite material to bend and


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