Multifunctional components from carbon concrete composites C³ - integrated, textile-based sensor solutions for in situ structural monitoring of adaptive building envelopes

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This contribution will introduce carbon-reinforced concrete components (so-called carbon concrete composites, or C-3) with sensor functionalities for innovative building envelopes. For a continuous in situ structural monitoring, these textile-reinforced concrete components are equipped with textile sensor networks consisting of resistive carbon fiber sensors (CFSs), which are integrated into the carbon fiber non-crimp fabrics of the concrete reinforcement by multiaxial warp-knitting. The in situ CFSs, consisting of 1 k or 50 k carbon fiber roving with added staple fiber/multifilament dielectric cladding, are later integral to the load-distributing elements of the concrete component, and elongations within these are easy to record with good correlation to ohmic resistance changes. Gage factors of k = 0.52-1.23 at linearity deviations of A(Lin) = 4.0-8.7% are feasible. This allows a monitoring of C-3 building envelopes for structural mechanical changes caused by physical changes within the component through mechanical or thermal loads or deformation and cracks.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2699-2711
Number of pages13
JournalTextile Reseach Journal
Volume88
Issue number23
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2018
Peer-reviewedYes

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WOS 000452293200005
Scopus 85045104638
ORCID /0000-0002-5906-8670/work/141544635
ORCID /0000-0001-7698-9095/work/142245216

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  • carbon concrete composite, carbon fiber, in situ sensor systems, resistive fiber strain sensor, load monitoring