Rapid Heating of Textile Reinforced Concrete: Effect of Textile Coating and Hybrid Textile Layups

Panagiotis Kapsalis, Tine Tysmans, Thanasis Triantafillou

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Abstract

The behavior of Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC) under increased temperatures has been poorly investigated so far and has been a topic of increasing interest in the past decade. The lack of knowledge is even greater when it comes to the behavior of hybrid reinforcement layups, in which different fiber textiles are combined, and the effect of their coating. This paper focuses on the residual tensile behavior of TRC exposed to high temperatures with high heating rates (that correspond to a fire scenario). The investigated parameters are the fiber material (carbon fibers or glass plus carbon fibers) and the textile finishing (coated or uncoated). The specimens (thin tension coupons) were exposed to fire from both sides. Two fire tests were conducted following a standard fire curve (ISO 834) for 7 and 19 min and the reached temperatures at the coupons were approximately 200 ℃ and 300 ℃, respectively, uniform through the coupons’ thickness. The tensile test results that were conducted on the fire exposed coupons, indicated that the temperature effect on the hybrid layup TRCs is relatively small since the tensile strength and the post-cracking stiffness of the material are mainly controlled by the stronger and stiffer carbon fibers, which are unaffected by these temperatures. Additionally, for temperatures of this level, the effect of the coating seems to be limited, since the residual strength of the specimens with coated textiles was almost unaffected. The post cracking stiffness was either unaffected or even increased, depending on the textile finishing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication10th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering - Proceedings of CICE 2020/2021
EditorsAlper Ilki, Medine Ispir, Pinar Inci
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages1837-1850
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9783030881658
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event10th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: Dec 8 2021Dec 10 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume198 LNCE
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering, CICE 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period12/8/2112/10/21

Keywords

  • Fire
  • High temperature
  • Hybrid layups
  • Textile coating
  • Textile reinforced concrete

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering

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