Development of Low Carbon Textile Reinforced Concrete from Composite Cements

Mohammad Alma’aitah, Bahman Ghiassi*

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Abstract

Textile reinforced concretes (TRCs) are innovative materials composed of continuous reinforcement fabrics embedded in a cement-based matrix. The excellent mechanical and durability properties of these composites have attracted extensive attention for the repair of existing structural components or for the development of new ones. To address the need for increasing the sustainability of construction materials, this study presents an experimental effort to replace the matrix of TRCs with low carbon concretes. For this purpose, a range of quaternary blended cement mixes made of Ordinary Portland Cement, Fly Ash, Limestone and Silica Fume (with 70% cement replacement levels) were developed. The mixes achieved the target compressive strength and the workability were used for the development of Glass-based TRCs. Flexural tests performed on the developed TRC composites show an improvement in the ultimate flexural strength and strain and a reduction of the environmental impact and cost compared to the common TRC composites available in the literature.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational RILEM Conference on Synergising Expertise towards Sustainability and Robustness of Cement-based Materials and Concrete Structures
Subtitle of host publicationSynerCrete’23 - Volume 2
EditorsAgnieszka Jędrzejewska, Fragkoulis Kanavaris, Miguel Azenha, Farid Benboudjema, Dirk Schlicke
PublisherSpringer
Pages240–249
Number of pages10
Volume2
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9783031331879
ISBN (Print)9783031331862, 9783031331893
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Jun 2023
EventInternational RILEM Conference on Synergising Expertise towards Sustainability and Robustness of Cement-based Materials and Concrete Structures - Milos Island, Greece
Duration: 14 Jun 202316 Jun 2023

Publication series

NameRILEM Bookseries
PublisherSpringer
Volume44
ISSN (Print)2211-0844
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0852

Conference

ConferenceInternational RILEM Conference on Synergising Expertise towards Sustainability and Robustness of Cement-based Materials and Concrete Structures
Abbreviated titleSynerCrete’23
Country/TerritoryGreece
Period14/06/2316/06/23

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