A Novel Pre-Fabrication Technology to Produce Textile Reinforced Concrete Structural and Non-Structural Components

Abstract

The present paper gives an outline about a novel manufacturing technology developed to produce textile reinforced concrete (TRC) components. Recently, the construction sector has adapted and gained popularity for the use of fiber and textile reinforced concrete in many western countries in many applications. It is convincingly proved that TRC can be used both in standalone applications and also as a repair and retrofitting material. However, the use of these materials in India is yet to be popularized mainly due to lack of awareness about the potential of these materials, lack of codal provisions and guidelines for implementation in site and unawareness of construction technologies. Hence, this paper tries to bring in an insight into the various possibilities TRC can offer along with a ready to use technology, named as textile reinforced concrete prototyping technology (TRCPT) developed at CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre.