A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Experimental study and benchmarking of 3D textile reinforced cement composites
Abstract Textile Reinforced Cement composites (TRCs) have become a key research topic when it comes to lightweight alternative construction materials for traditional concrete industry. While most of the research performed on TRCs combines a cementitious matrix material with 2D textile fabrics, this paper investigates the mechanical behaviour of TRCs reinforced with 3D textile fabrics. The main goal is to investigate the influence of the transversal fibre that is connecting the fibre layers and is typical for 3D textiles, on the tensile and flexural properties of the TRC. Therefore two textile fabric architectures were compared, firstly an unaltered 3D textile fabric and secondly a tensile-equivalent 2D textile fabrics with equal in-plane textile reinforcement. An experimental campaign in tension and bending was performed on four different TRC layups. When comparing the bending behaviour of the unaltered 3D-TRCs with the 2D alternatives, an increase in stiffness in the post-cracking stage was observed, while no influence was observed in tension. The experimental results were also compared with numerical predictions of the 2D-TRCs to put in evidence the influence of the 3D architecture.
Experimental study and benchmarking of 3D textile reinforced cement composites
Abstract Textile Reinforced Cement composites (TRCs) have become a key research topic when it comes to lightweight alternative construction materials for traditional concrete industry. While most of the research performed on TRCs combines a cementitious matrix material with 2D textile fabrics, this paper investigates the mechanical behaviour of TRCs reinforced with 3D textile fabrics. The main goal is to investigate the influence of the transversal fibre that is connecting the fibre layers and is typical for 3D textiles, on the tensile and flexural properties of the TRC. Therefore two textile fabric architectures were compared, firstly an unaltered 3D textile fabric and secondly a tensile-equivalent 2D textile fabrics with equal in-plane textile reinforcement. An experimental campaign in tension and bending was performed on four different TRC layups. When comparing the bending behaviour of the unaltered 3D-TRCs with the 2D alternatives, an increase in stiffness in the post-cracking stage was observed, while no influence was observed in tension. The experimental results were also compared with numerical predictions of the 2D-TRCs to put in evidence the influence of the 3D architecture.
Experimental study and benchmarking of 3D textile reinforced cement composites
El Kadi, M. (author) / Tysmans, T. (author) / Verbruggen, S. (author) / Vervloet, J. (author) / De Munck, M. (author) / Wastiels, J. (author) / Van Hemelrijck, D. (author)
2019-06-17
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
3D textile , ACK theory , TRC , Bending , Numerical model
Experimental Investigation and Benchmarking of 3D Textile Reinforced Cementitious Composites
| Springer Verlag | 2017
Prestressed textile reinforced cement composites
| Tema Archive | 2001
Mechanics of fiber and textile reinforced cement composites
| TIBKAT | 2012
Textile reinforced cement composites: competitive status and research directions
| Tema Archive | 2010
Fabric structure and its reinforcing efficiency in textile reinforced cement composites
| British Library Online Contents | 2003