ABSTRACT
Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC) is a material consisting of a high-performance fabric embedded in a cementitious matrix. It has been widely studied for new thin-walled structures and strengthening and retrofit applications. The low tensile strength of the cementitious matrix often limits the full utilization of the material. The splitting forces generated by the loaded fabric often result in spalling of the cementitious matrix with consequent loss of functionality of the material. This problem can be overcome by admixing short dispersed fibres in the cementitious matrix. The resulting material is named Fibre/Textile Reinforced Concrete (F/TRC). An overview of the state of the art on experimental tests that highlight the difference in performance between F/TRC and TRC materials is presented. It can be seen that short dispersed fibres play a fundamental role in achieving higher performances. The results highlight how they influence the failure mode, the crack pattern, and the stress transfer.
