Recommendation of RILEM TC 232-TDT: test methods and design of textile reinforced concrete

Textile reinforced concrete (TRC) is a high performance cementitious composite using straight and parallel aligned fibers of suitable materials, e.g. AR-glass and carbon, as continuous reinforcement in form of textiles. Textile reinforced concrete is usually used for thin concrete elements or as strengthening layers for concrete structures. Textile reinforced concrete shows a multi linear stress-strain-behavior with three distinct stages (uncracked, multiple cracking, cracking completed). The crack formation in textile reinforced concrete is significantly finer than in customary reinforced concrete. Therefore, not only the tensile strength of the concrete but also the total tensile load bearing behavior of the composite material textile reinforced concrete is of importance.