Current and Future Trends in Textiles for Concrete Construction Applications

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Abstract

Textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) is a composite material consisting of a concrete matrix with a high-performance reinforcement made of technical textiles. TRC offers unique mechanical properties for the construction industry, enabling the construction of lightweight, material-minimized structures with high load-bearing potential. In addition, compared with traditional concrete design, TRC offers unique possibilities to realize free-form, double-curved structures. After more than 20 years of research, TRC is increasingly entering the market, with several demonstrator elements and buildings completed and initial commercialization successfully finished. Nevertheless, research into this highly topical area is still ongoing. In this paper, the authors give an overview of the current and future trends in the research and application of textiles in concrete construction applications. These trends include topics such as maximizing the textile utilization rate by improving the mechanical load-bearing performance (e.g., by adapting bond behavior), increasing design freedom by utilizing novel manufacturing methods (e.g., based on robotics), adding further value to textile reinforcements by the integration of additional functions in smart textile solutions (e.g., in textile sensors), and research into increasing the sustainability of TRC (e.g., using recycled fibers).

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)408-437
Number of pages30
JournalTextiles
Volume3
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 17 Oct 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 85186619355
ORCID /0000-0002-5407-3948/work/156812080
ORCID /0000-0002-2459-8890/work/156813638
ORCID /0000-0001-9640-4373/work/156813752

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Keywords

  • buildtech, composites, textile-reinforced concrete