Tensile Behavior of Textile-Reinforced Mortar: Influence of the Number of Layers and their Arrangement

Abstract:

In the last decade, textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) composites have been introduced as a sustainable solution for the strengthening of masonry structures. As an externally bonded reinforcement system, it consists of textile fibers embedded in an inorganic matrix (e.g., lime or cement mortar) applied to the substrate. Even though many studies have been focused on characterizing the mechanical behavior of TRM composites in recent years, there are still some drawbacks, including their tensile performance and few studies about multilayer textiles arrangement. This work aims at clarifying the effect of adding a second textile layer to TRM composites and investigating how textile arrangement affects the tensile behavior of the composite system. For this purpose, AR-glass and steel-based TRM composites were used in single layer and multilayer with different arrangements embedded in a lime-based mortar. The results show that using two plies of textile mesh improves the tensile response of TRM composites. In addition, it is found that the arrangement of different layers in the matrix influences the TRM response in different stress stages. The addition of a thin layer of mortar between two layers seems to improve the stiffness in uncracked condition and slightly decreases the final strength of TRM. Thus, the present study makes a step toward optimizing the arrangement of textiles in multilayer TRM composites.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 916)
• Pages: 91-97
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-m6x658
• Online since: April 2022
• Authors: Nima Azimi*, Ali Dalalbashi, Daniel V. Oliveira, Bahman Ghiassi, Paulo B. Lourenço
• Keywords: Masonry, Multilayer Arrangement, Tensile Strength, Textile Reinforced Mortar (TRM), TRM

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