Combined impregnation and straightening of woven basalt textile reinforcement for cement composites: flexural behaviour

Gilles Vandereecken; Tine Tysmans

Combined impregnation and straightening of woven basalt textile reinforcement for cement composites: flexural behaviour

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Abstract

This study investigates the use of woven basalt fibre textiles as reinforcement in cement composites. Investigated parameters are the impregnation and straightness of the woven textiles. The effects of these different textile treatments on the mechanical flexural performance and crack evolution are evaluated experimentally through four-point bending tests. Impregnation positively impacts flexural performance and stress transfer in the composite. Combining the impregnation with prior straightening of the woven basalt textile improved the post-cracking flexural stiffness even more. These findings highlight the substantial influence of textile crimp and impregnation of woven textiles and demonstrate their potential optimisation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	fib symposium 2025
Subtitle of host publication	Concrete Structures: extend lifespan, limit impacts
Publisher	Association Française de Génie Civil
Pages	971-980
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 6 May 2025
Event	fib symposium 2025: Concrete Structures: extend lifespan, limit impacts - Palais des Congrès de Juan Les Pins, Antibes, France Duration: 16 Jun 2025 → 18 Jun 2025 Conference number: 21

Conference

Conference	fib symposium 2025
Country/Territory	France
City	Antibes
Period	16/06/25 → 18/06/25

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research is funded by the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO) as part of an SBO project, \u201CA new generation of high-performance buildings integrating aerogels and textiles reinforced composite\u201D (S008023N)

Keywords

Basalt fibres
Impregnation
Four-point bending
Straightening
Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC)

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FWOSBO45: SBO Project: A new generation of high-performance building materials and elements integrating aerogels and textile reinforced cement composites
Tysmans, T. (Administrative Promotor), Angelis, D. (Co-Promotor), Van Hemelrijck, D. (Co-Promotor) & Rahier, H. (Co-Promotor)
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Applied

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Combined impregnation and straightening of woven basalt textile reinforcement for cement composites: flexural behaviour. / Vandereecken, Gilles ; Tysmans, Tine.
fib symposium 2025: Concrete Structures: extend lifespan, limit impacts. Association Française de Génie Civil, 2025. p. 971-980.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper

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Combined impregnation and straightening of woven basalt textile reinforcement for cement composites: flexural behaviour

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FWOSBO45: SBO Project: A new generation of high-performance building materials and elements integrating aerogels and textile reinforced cement composites

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