ABSTRACT
This chapter provides the basic concepts of textiles, including fibers, yarns, and fabrics, with a focus on the main parameters that influence cement-based matrices for textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) applications. It examines the main fabric types available today and their architectural characteristics, as well as yarn orientation, yarn crimping, and yarn interlocking within each fabric structure. During fabric production, the winding and bending of these brittle fibers and the crimping shape within the final fabric structure can cause the filaments to break, reducing their mechanical properties. However, because some bending of these yarns is necessary during fabric production, it is difficult to use very brittle fibers such as glass, and more ductile fibers such as aramid should be employed. However, modern textile fabrication technology enables the carbon fabrics to be economically produced with reproducible and predictable properties.
