FRCM Composites for structural applications: a systematic review
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https://doi.org/10.20868/ade.2025.5386Keywords:
Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Matrix, Tensile strength, Flexural strength, Retrofitting systemAbstract
Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Matrices (FRCM) are composite materials which are being increasingly used for retrofitting of existing structures due to their high strength-to-weight ratio. FRCM consists of a textile embedded in a mortar matrix. Generally, the textile is an orthogonal grid which can be made of carbon fibres, alkaline resistant (AR) glass, basalt, aramid, or PBO. Mortars can either be lime-based or cementitious, and may include several additions such as polymers, fibres and fly ash.
In this work, to systemically investigate the mechanical performance of FRCM composites subjected to tensile stresses as well as the behaviour in the FRCM-to-concrete interface subjected to flexure, a comprehensive review was conducted on experimental studies.
A protocol was designed for the systematic review, in which selection of papers was motivated by the inclusion of experimental research, within the Web of Science corpus of papers dealing with Carbon FRCM materials, by inclusion of “carbon” either in the abstract or in the title.
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