Textile Reinforced Cement Composites: New Insights in Structural and Material Engineering

• Main Author: Tysmans, Tine (auth)
• Other Authors: Wastiels, Jan (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; practical application; fabric reinforced cementitious mortar; tensile strength; carbon concrete composite; TRC; cement composites; model calibration; micro-fiber; textile reinforced cementitious composites (TRC); alkaline environment; test setup; fatigue; textile-reinforced mortar; foam concrete (FC); FRCM; fire; stochastic cracking model; model; retrofitting; toughness; bending tests; normal weight/lightweight aggregates; layered finite elements; carbon-reinforced concrete; fiber; tension; ACK model; impact loading; sandwich elements; durability; textile; creep; fiber-reinforced concrete; digital image correlation (DIC); moisture; size effect; textile reinforcement; bending; CRC; elevated temperatures; mixture rules; fibre; carbon reinforced concrete; cathodic corrosion protection; glass fabric; strengthening; design provisions; high performance concrete; wind loading; textile reinforced mortar; masonry; textile-reinforced concrete; strain-hardening cement-based composites; cementitious composites; design; carbon textile; textile reinforced concrete; textile coating; thin-walled shells; reactive powder concrete (RPC); shear; short-fiber reinforcement; epoxy impregnation; finite element analysis (FEA); bond; high temperature; textile reinforced concrete (TRC); finite element model; uniaxial tensile tests; structural insulating sandwich panel; shear span; crack spacing; hybrid reinforcement; four-point bending tests; real scale bending experiments; single-yarn pullout
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This Special Issue presents the latest advances in the field of Textile-Reinforced Cement Composites, including Textile-Reinforced Concrete (TRC), Textile-Reinforced Mortar (TRM), Fabric-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM), etc. These composite materials distinguish themselves from other fibre-rei...