Author : J Naresh, K. Nikhil, A. Ajay, G. Naresh, S.SaiYashwant

Concrete structures with fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) improve the dilation and axial performance of concrete columns. However, there are few drawbacks of using FRP, such as brittleness of FRP sheet and poor performance of the material at high temperatures, have been found in recent years. But basalt fiber textile reinforced engineered cementitious composite (ECC) can be used as it’s substitute in order to overcome all the drawbacks of FRP. Textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) is a type of reinforced mortar in which the usual steel reinforcing bars are replaced by textile materials. Instead of using a metal cage inside the concrete, this technique uses a fabric cage inside the same.

Keywords: Fiber Reinforced Polymer, Engineered Cementitious Composite, Textile Reinforced mortar.