| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257620 | Construction and Building Materials | 2014 | 9 Pages |
•TRC sandwich panels are an attractive option for use as modern building envelopes.•Using TRC leads to reduced concrete usage and slender panels.•Construction with TRC meets the demands of sustainable building concepts.•Derivation of new calculative models for thin-walled TRC-sandwich panels.•Suitable connectors are required to enhance the load-bearing capacity.
Textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) is a composite material that consists of high-strength, fine-grained concrete and non-corrosive textile reinforcements, which are mainly fabricated of AR-glass or carbon fibers in order to design filigree and lightweight concrete structures. In order to investigate the load-bearing behavior of sandwich panels with thin TRC-facings and resilient insulation cores applied for self-supporting façades, a series of tests have been performed at RWTH Aachen University. The present paper summarizes the results of the experimental investigations and presents an analytical model that enables a realistic calculation of the load-bearing-deflection behavior of the panels tested in Aachen.
