Abstract
The reinforcement of a specifically developed fine grained cement matrix with glass fibre textiles in high fibre volume fractions creates a composite that has -besides its usual compressive strength - an important tensile capacity. This cement composite is particularly suitable for strongly curved lightweight structures. These building applications do not only benefit from the cement composite's flexible reinforcement and high mechanical capacities, but more importantly they take advantage of the cement composite's fire safety. This paper evaluates the application of textile reinforced cement (TRC) composites in small span shell structures. Omitting the need for steel reinforcement and thus concrete cover, TRC composite shells could be made significantly thinner, and thus lighter, than traditional steel-reinforced concrete shells. The presented research quantifies this material gain by performing the entire design of a case study: a 10 m span TRC saddle shell.
Original language | English (US) |
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State | Published - Dec 1 2011 |
Event | 18th International Conference on Composites Materials, ICCM 2011 - Jeju, Korea, Republic of Duration: Aug 21 2011 → Aug 26 2011 |
Other
Other | 18th International Conference on Composites Materials, ICCM 2011 |
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Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
City | Jeju |
Period | 8/21/11 → 8/26/11 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Engineering
- Ceramics and Composites
Keywords
- Design
- Glass Fibres
- Textile reinforced cement (TRC) composites
- Thin shell