Publications
Inorganic Phosphate Textile Reinforced Cement composite moulds Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In order to meet the new demands of the industry, for example: reduction of production time, material reduction, cost saving and ecological aspects a new mould production technique will be presented. The aim of this research is the development of a mould technique which can replace the classic thermo harder or metal moulds, using textile reinforced cement. This mould type will even be applicable for the production of thermoplastic ...
TEXTILE REINFORCED CEMENT COMPOSITES FOR THE DESIGN OF VERY THIN SADDLE SHELLS: A CASE STUDY Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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 ...
Strain rate effect on the mechanical behaviour of a textile reinforced cement composite Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Effect of propagation distance on acoustic emission fracture mode classification in textile reinforced cement Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp
Textile reinforced cement (TRC) is a composite material being increasingly used for load bearing applications. Damage in TRC as in all cementitious materials is an important issue in civil engineering. Acoustic emission (AE) exhibits promising outcomes in laboratory and in in-situ monitoring applications. Evaluation of the fracture mode is crucial as generally, shearing phenomena occur later than tensile (bending) cracking and indicate more ...
Structural stay-in-place formwork in textile reinforced cement composites for very slender concrete columns Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Buckling behaviour of structural insulating sandwich walls with textile reinforced cement faces Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Loadbearing insulating sandwich panels with Textile Reinforced Cement (TRC) faces can combine the structural and insulating performance of a conventional wall configuration in one lightweight element. This makes them very suitable as a new type of wall element for low- and high rise residential buildings. By combining 2D and 3D textiles in the TRC faces the performance of the panels can even be improved. This paper presents a preliminary ...