3D Textile Reinforced Cement (TRC) composites with integrated synthetic microfibres: Evaluation of mechanical response and crack formation in bending

Ciska Gielis; Michael El Kadi; Didier Snoeck; Tine Tysmans

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136120

3D Textile Reinforced Cement (TRC) composites with integrated synthetic microfibres: Evaluation of mechanical response and crack formation in bending

Ciska Gielis, Michael El Kadi, Didier Snoeck, Tine Tysmans

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Abstract

This study explores the integration of short synthetic microfibres into 3D Textile Reinforced Cement (3D TRC) composites to achieve enhanced flexural capacity and improved crack control. The homogeneous distribution of microfibres within 3D TRCs was a challenge unaddressed in the current state of the art. The influence of the added microfibres on the bending behaviour and crack formation of the 3D TRCs was evaluated, along with the effect of crucial parameters such as the microfibre type (PP/PVA), length (3 mm/6 mm/8 mm) and content (0.5 %/0.7 %/1.0 %). Microfibre-enhanced 3D TRCs demonstrated a higher ultimate load and post-cracking stiffness, as well as more and narrower cracks.

Original language	English
Article number	136120
Number of pages	12
Journal	Construction and Building Materials
Volume	426
Early online date	12 Apr 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136120
Publication status	Published - 3 May 2024

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen) [grant number G030721N]. The authors wish to thank the companies Adfil (Belgium), Kuraray (Japan) and Redco (Belgium) for providing the short fibres used in this research, as well as BauMineral GmbH (Germany) for providing the fly ash (Microsit) and BASF (Netherlands) for providing the superplasticizer (MasterGlenium 51).

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Keywords

Textile Reinforced Cement (TRC) composites
3D textiles
Polypropylene (PP) fibres
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibres
Four-point bending
Crack formation
Digital Image Correlation (DIC)

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