A　new　kind　of　functional　gradient　material　(FGM)　based　on　engineering　cementitious　composites　(ECC)　and　normal　concrete　(NC)　was　proposed　in　this　study.　This　material　offers　enhanced　crack　control　while　minimizing　ECC　consumption.　Foremost,　uniaxial　compression　tests　were　carried　out　on　single-layer　NC-ECC　composites　featuring　varying　ECC　volume　fractions　(0%,　20%,　40%,　60%,　80%,　and　100%).　These　tests　yield　an　elastic　modulus　formula,　E(y),　for　the　NC-ECC　composite.　Subsequently,　based　on　the　E(y)　formula,　a　5-layer　NC-ECC　FGM　is　designed,　with　each　sub-layer　having　distinct　ECC　volume　fractions.　This　is　contrasted　with　pure　ECC　and　2-layer　NC-ECC　specimens　for　reference.　The　study　concludes　with　an　analysis　of　the　failure　patterns,　load-displacement　curves,　and　elastic　moduli　of　the　NC-ECC　FGM.　The　results　demonstrate　consistent　performance　trends　of　elastic　modulus　in　single-layer　NC-ECC　composite　specimens,　confirming　the　feasibility　of　employing　a　functional　gradient　between　NC　and　ECC.　Utilizing　the　formula　E(y)　derived　from　single-layer　NC-ECC,　the　ECC　volume　fractions　in　the　5-layer　NC-ECC　FGM　are　computed　as　100%,　86.89%,　68.13%,　41.55%,　and　0%　for　each　layer.　Importantly,　the　NC-ECC　FGM　exhibits　a　failure　mode　resembling　ECC　specimens,　with　primary　cracks　not　extending　along　interfacial　layers.　In　contrast,　2-layer　NC-ECC　specimens　experience　cracking　along　interfacial　boundaries.　The　compressive　strength　of　NC-ECC　FGM　surpasses　that　of　ECC　specimens　by　1.42　times　while　retaining　ECC-like　ductility,　showcasing　a　25.85%　improvement　over　2-layer　NC-ECC.　The　findings　from　this　study　provide　valuable　insights　for　the　design　and　subsequent　engineering　applications　of　functional　gradient　materials.　©　2023