Open AccessExperimental Investigation on the Bending Behaviour of Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC)
Author(s) -
Hadeel Khalil,
Saad M. Raoof
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
mağallaẗ tikrīt li-l-ʻulūm al-handasiyyaẗ/tikrit journal of engineering sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2312-7589
pISSN - 1813-162X
DOI - 10.25130/tjes.28.3.08
Subject(s) - reinforcement , flexural strength , materials science , composite material , bending , structural engineering , retrofitting , textile , engineering
Textile-Reinforced Cement (TRC) was used in structural retrofitting andstrengthening existing structures. While at present, recent studies haveturned around using TRC as an independent structural element. Thisresearch presented an experimental study on the flexural behavior of TRCplates. Several parameters were taken into account, specifically, (a) thenumber layer of textile fiber materials (1, 2, and 3); (b) the configurationof the reinforcement (together or interface); (c) thickness of TRC plate (50,70) mm. This study included preparing and testing twelve specimens; twospecimens were un-reinforced, whereas the rest ten specimens werereinforced by dry carbon fiber textile. The results found that increasing thenumber of layers for both reinforcement configurations led to increasedflexural capacity. Increasing the thickness of the plate has a negative effecton the flexural capacity for both reinforcement configurations. Finally, theinterface reinforcement configuration with thickness 50 mm or 70 mmhad higher flexural capacity than the specimens with togetherreinforcement configuration.