Strengthening of Concrete Structures with Textile Reinforced Mortars: State-of-the-Art Review

Textile reinforced mortars (TRM), also known in the international literature as textile reinforced concrete (TRC) or fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) materials, have been widely studied during the last two decades as they constitute a promising alternative to the fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) retrofitting solution for strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) members. This paper presents a state-of-the art review on strengthening of concrete structures with TRM. First, the tensile and bond behavior of TRM is described. Next, studies on the use of TRM for flexural, shear, confinement and seismic retrofitting of concrete or RC members are included presenting an overview and the key parameters investigated.

LAMPROS Koutas;  TETTA Zoi;  BOURNAS Dionysios;  TRIANTAFILLOU Thanasis; 

2018-11-21

ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS

JRC108828

1090-0268 (online),   

https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CC.1943-5614.0000882,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC108828,   

10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000882 (online),