Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC) is an advanced composite material comprising of fine- grained concrete strengthened with continuous textile fibers. Due to its good load-bearing capacity andnon-corrosive characteristics, TRC has gained significant attention for its sustainability and long- lasting properties. In…
Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC) is an advanced composite material comprising of fine- grained concrete strengthened with continuous textile fibers. Due to its good load-bearing capacity andnon-corrosive characteristics, TRC has gained significant attention for its sustainability and long- lasting properties. In this study, flexural behavior of TRC reinforced with 4 layers of textile is studied through numerical simulation using non-linear finite element framework. A total strain rotating crack model (smeared crack approach) is employed for matrix, multi-linear bond-slip relationship is used for matrix-textile interface and linear elastic constitutive model is used to simulate the flexure be- haviour of TRC panels in the model. Numerical model accurately predicts the first crack load and the post crack hardening behavior due to textile reinforcement. Further parametric analysis have been performed by varying the number of layers of textile reinforcement.