A review on Textile Products for Reinforcing Concrete Sandwich Panels

Concrete sandwich panels have gained considerable popularity in the construction industry. Based on their structural and thermal performance, sandwich panels have been employed in industrial, residential, and commercial structures. Two concrete outer layers are connected by connections that run through the interior insulating material, which is isolated from the exterior layers by an insulating stiff foam core to increase the thermal effectiveness. There are numerous issues with the steel used for reinforcement including corrosion, high cost, heavy weight, increased thickness, and thermal bridges. Researchers have attempted to replace steel with various textile goods to improve the quality of sandwich panels. Many researches used textiles’ grides for enhancing sandwich panels thermal isolation and reinforcing properties as nets or as a connector. This article reviewing and observing examples of materials, constructions, behavior and application of textiles for investigating sandwich panels performance as well as textile reinforcing of concrete and discussing difference between these applications.