Analysis and verification of the performance of sandwich panels with textile reinforced concrete faces

Textile reinforced concrete (TRC) is a composite material that recently gained renewed interest. Due to an improved durability, the usage of this composite in lightweight constructions becomes possible. In this paper the behaviour of sandwich panels with TRC faces is studied. In the first part, several models are used in a finite element analysis and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. In the second part the calculated non-linear behaviour of the panels is compared to experimental observations.

Publication year:2011

Keywords:cementitious matrix composite, textile reinforced cement, sandwich panel, non-linear behaviour