Material Characterization of Locally Available Textile Fabrics for Structural Applications
In the current era, rehabilitation and strengthening of reinforced concrete structures is a major need due to premature structural damage owing to various environmental effects, natural hazards and major modifications in the existing building use. Textile fabrics can be an economical and viable opti...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2022-10-01
|
| Series: | Buildings |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/10/1589 |
| _version_ | 1797474657040859136 |
|---|---|
| author | Safeer Abbas Rizwan Amjad Moncef L. Nehdi Shahid Ali |
| author_facet | Safeer Abbas Rizwan Amjad Moncef L. Nehdi Shahid Ali |
| author_sort | Safeer Abbas |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | In the current era, rehabilitation and strengthening of reinforced concrete structures is a major need due to premature structural damage owing to various environmental effects, natural hazards and major modifications in the existing building use. Textile fabrics can be an economical and viable option in comparison to traditional strengthening techniques. Therefore, this study was planned to investigate the use of locally available textile fabrics for structural applications leading to economical and sustainable solutions. Sixteen fabrics were collected randomly from the local market and a series of tests including microscopic analysis, mass per unit area, ends and picks count, yarn number and uniaxial tensile strength were conducted to explore the most suitable textile fabric from strength and application aspects. Moreover, rectangular textile-reinforced mortar specimens were prepared incorporating those textile fabrics. Tested textile fabric specimens exhibited mass per unit area in the range of 117 to 1145 g/m<sup>2</sup> depending on the fabric types. It was observed that tensile strength of the tested textile fabric depends on fiber composition, ends and picks count, yarn number and weave type. The greater the number of yarns in a fabric, the denser it will be and therefore it will be stronger in either direction (warp and weft). It was observed that the tensile strength in warp direction was higher than in weft direction due to the higher number of yarns in the warp direction. For instance, tested specimen TF16 showed ultimate tensile loads of 2890 and 2600 N in warp and weft directions, respectively. Furthermore, plain weave type fabric showed higher strength compared to that of the twill weave. It can also be argued that among the sixteen selected fabric specimens, plain weave fabric (i.e., glass) was found most suitable for textile-reinforced mortar applications due to adequate spacing and alternative movement of yarns, which leads to a stronger bond with the matrix and ultimately achieving higher tensile strength. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-09T20:34:13Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-994ed81945f54d5fac6c2eb30346464c |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2075-5309 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-09T20:34:13Z |
| publishDate | 2022-10-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Buildings |
| spelling | doaj.art-994ed81945f54d5fac6c2eb30346464c2023-11-23T23:16:46ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092022-10-011210158910.3390/buildings12101589Material Characterization of Locally Available Textile Fabrics for Structural ApplicationsSafeer Abbas0Rizwan Amjad1Moncef L. Nehdi2Shahid Ali3Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 54890, PakistanDepartment of Civil Engineering, NFC Institute of Engineering and Fertilizer Research, Faisalabad 38090, PakistanDepartment of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 3L8, CanadaDepartment of Civil Engineering, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST-NU), Lahore 54770, PakistanIn the current era, rehabilitation and strengthening of reinforced concrete structures is a major need due to premature structural damage owing to various environmental effects, natural hazards and major modifications in the existing building use. Textile fabrics can be an economical and viable option in comparison to traditional strengthening techniques. Therefore, this study was planned to investigate the use of locally available textile fabrics for structural applications leading to economical and sustainable solutions. Sixteen fabrics were collected randomly from the local market and a series of tests including microscopic analysis, mass per unit area, ends and picks count, yarn number and uniaxial tensile strength were conducted to explore the most suitable textile fabric from strength and application aspects. Moreover, rectangular textile-reinforced mortar specimens were prepared incorporating those textile fabrics. Tested textile fabric specimens exhibited mass per unit area in the range of 117 to 1145 g/m<sup>2</sup> depending on the fabric types. It was observed that tensile strength of the tested textile fabric depends on fiber composition, ends and picks count, yarn number and weave type. The greater the number of yarns in a fabric, the denser it will be and therefore it will be stronger in either direction (warp and weft). It was observed that the tensile strength in warp direction was higher than in weft direction due to the higher number of yarns in the warp direction. For instance, tested specimen TF16 showed ultimate tensile loads of 2890 and 2600 N in warp and weft directions, respectively. Furthermore, plain weave type fabric showed higher strength compared to that of the twill weave. It can also be argued that among the sixteen selected fabric specimens, plain weave fabric (i.e., glass) was found most suitable for textile-reinforced mortar applications due to adequate spacing and alternative movement of yarns, which leads to a stronger bond with the matrix and ultimately achieving higher tensile strength.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/10/1589reinforced concretetextile fabricsplain weavetwill weavewarp and weft directionstextile reinforced mortar |
| spellingShingle | Safeer Abbas Rizwan Amjad Moncef L. Nehdi Shahid Ali Material Characterization of Locally Available Textile Fabrics for Structural Applications Buildings reinforced concrete textile fabrics plain weave twill weave warp and weft directions textile reinforced mortar |
| title | Material Characterization of Locally Available Textile Fabrics for Structural Applications |
| title_full | Material Characterization of Locally Available Textile Fabrics for Structural Applications |
| title_fullStr | Material Characterization of Locally Available Textile Fabrics for Structural Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Material Characterization of Locally Available Textile Fabrics for Structural Applications |
| title_short | Material Characterization of Locally Available Textile Fabrics for Structural Applications |
| title_sort | material characterization of locally available textile fabrics for structural applications |
| topic | reinforced concrete textile fabrics plain weave twill weave warp and weft directions textile reinforced mortar |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/10/1589 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT safeerabbas materialcharacterizationoflocallyavailabletextilefabricsforstructuralapplications AT rizwanamjad materialcharacterizationoflocallyavailabletextilefabricsforstructuralapplications AT monceflnehdi materialcharacterizationoflocallyavailabletextilefabricsforstructuralapplications AT shahidali materialcharacterizationoflocallyavailabletextilefabricsforstructuralapplications |