Strengthening of concrete structures with textile reinforced mortars: State-of-the-art review

LN Koutas, Z Tetta, DA Bournas… - Journal of Composites …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
Textile reinforced mortars (TRM), also known in the international literature as textile
reinforced concrete (TRC) or fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) materials, have …

ECCs/UHPFRCCs with and without FRP reinforcement for structural strengthening/repairing: A state-of-the-art review

B Pan, F Liu, Y Zhuge, JJ Zeng, JJ Liao - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
High-performance cementitious composites, such as engineered cementitious composites
(ECCs) with strong tensile strain-hardening behavior or ultra-high performance fiber …

Flexural strengthening of RC beams with CFRP grid-reinforced ECC matrix

X Yang, WY Gao, JG Dai, ZD Lu, KQ Yu - Composite Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the flexural performance of a series of RC beams externally bonded
with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) grid-reinforced engineered cementitious …

Confinement behavior and stress–strain response of square concrete columns strengthened with carbon textile reinforced concrete (CTRC) composites

Q Zhang, ZY Wei, XL Gu, QC Yang, SY Li… - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, with the aim of investigating the confinement behavior and stress–strain
response of concrete columns strengthened with carbon textile reinforced concrete (CTRC) …

Fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix: A promising strengthening technique for concrete structures

O Awani, T El-Maaddawy, N Ismail - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) systems have recently been introduced in the
construction industry as a viable alternative strengthening material, to circumvent problems …

Effect of steel fibers on the hysteretic performance of concrete beams with steel reinforcement—Tests and analysis

V K. Kytinou, C E. Chalioris, C G. Karayannis, A Elenas - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of fibers as mass reinforcement to delay cracking and to improve the strength and
the post-cracking performance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams has been well …

Mechanical characterization of different FRCM systems for structural reinforcement

J Donnini, V Corinaldesi - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
This experimental work aims to evaluate the strengthening effectiveness as well as the
mechanical behavior of different Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) systems. The …

Effectiveness of fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix in strengthening reinforced concrete beams

U Ebead, KC Shrestha, MS Afzal… - Journal of Composites …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
This paper reports on the efficiency of fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) in
enhancing the flexural capacity and deformational characteristics of RC beams. In the main …

Repair and rehabilitation of concrete structures using confinement: A review

CK Ma, NM Apandi, CSY Sofrie, JH Ng, WH Lo… - … and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Repair and rehabilitation of existing damaged concrete structures have emerged as one of
the most important construction activities globally. Money used on repairing damaged …

Experimental behavior of reinforced concrete columns confined with carbon-FRCM composites

F Faleschini, MA Zanini, L Hofer, C Pellegrino - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Confinement of concrete elements by means of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) or fiber
reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) has been largely investigated in literature, however …