AbstractTextile-reinforced concrete (TRC) is currently being used as an effective inorganic reinforcement material due to its high bearing capacity, anticracking capacity, and corrosion resistance. However, the compressive performance of TRC-strengthened… Click to show full abstract
AbstractTextile-reinforced concrete (TRC) is currently being used as an effective inorganic reinforcement material due to its high bearing capacity, anticracking capacity, and corrosion resistance. However, the compressive performance of TRC-strengthened concrete columns under chloride corrosion is unclear. Therefore, this paper first studied mechanical properties of RC columns strengthened with TRC with a variable number of textile layers and overlap lengths in a conventional environment. Then, compressive performances of RC columns strengthened with TRC under chloride wet-dry cycling and coupling effects of chloride wet-dry cycling and sustained axial compressive load were studied. The experimental results indicated that the TRC’s constraint ability could make better use of the compressive performance of concrete and improve the failure mode of the compression column. The bearing capacity and ductility of RC columns was improved with an increasing number of textile layers; the increase in the lap length...
               
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