Property improvements of alkali resistant glass fibres/epoxy composite with nanosilica for textile reinforced concrete applications

The aim of this work is to study the tensile, compressive and shear properties of textile rovings and also their matrix. This paper describes the sample preparations to obtain the tensile, compression and shear testing results for alkali resistant glass fibres (ARG)/epoxy composite. Furthermore, the effect of nanosilica particles on the mechanical properties of ARG/epoxy composite was studied. The results obtained for the rovings with nanosilica showed mechanical improvements for all tested properties. A numerical model was developed with the new obtained textile properties for a TRC facade panel to investigate the flexural behaviour. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.