LIGHTWEIGHT UHPC FACADE PANEL WITH LED DISPLAY

This article deals with the development of lightweight UHPC facade panel which also can serve as an LED display. Combining both functions into one gives the potential ability to create a LED display on the facade of the building. The article describes the experiences of the development and production of a small-format prototype facade panel, including the installation of LEDs and their electrical connection. The result of the research is the prototype of a 16mm thick small-format lightweight facade panel with a LED display for displaying text on two parallel lines. Thanks to the waffle lightening, the total material and weight savings are approximately 58% compared with the full cross section

EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF IMPREGNATED TEXTILE REINFORCEMENT SPLICING BY OVERLAPPING

This paper presents an experimental verification of impregnated textile reinforcement splicing by overlapping using tensile test of small textile reinforced concrete slabs before its using in the product. The specimen dimensions were designed 80×360mm and thickness approximately 18 mm. This specimen was reinforced using two pieces of impregnated flat technical fabric from carbon roving and epoxy resin. Two overlap lengths were designed using data from previous cohesion tensile tests and necessary anchoring length. The purpose of this experiment was experimental verification before flat reinforcement splicing by overlapping on the final product – furniture with textile reinforcement. This paper shows possible problems and complications in the anchoring of the textile reinforcements and in splicing by overlapping, the importance of the accuracy reinforcement position in the thin concrete cross-sectional area

Influence of Silica Nanoparticles on Mechanical Properties of HPC

Nanotechnology proved to be a useful tool that can significantly improve the mechanical properties of ultra-high performance concrete. This paper presents the results of a long-term research which is focused on the influence of SiO2 nanoparticles on the mechanical properties of high performance concrete. Three types of HPC specimens with a weight content of 0%, 1% and respectively 3% silica nanoparticle were prepared for flexural and compressive tests. SEM analysis was done in order to understand the effect of silica nanoparticle dispersion inside the cement matrix. The aim of this paper was to investigate the nanoparticles dispersion and how it affects concrete’s mechanical properties.</jats:p

Textile-reinforced concrete facade panels with rigid foam core prisms

Textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) is a material that is gaining new ground in the field of construction where it not only allows for the manufacture of reduced lightweight structures but also eliminates the problem of corrosion by using alkali-resistant textile reinforcement. The aim of this paper is to investigate the bending behaviour of a newly developed TRC facade panel that incorporates polystyrene foam prisms. Numerical simulations were employed in order to choose the geometry and repartition of prisms inside the facade panel. Experimental results revealed a reduced amount of concrete by 20% via the use of rigid foam prisms with a higher failure load by 16% but a lower elasticity limit by 49% in comparison with the regular facade panels. </jats:p

The Effect of Surface Treatments of Textile Reinforcement on Mechanical Parameters of HPC Facade Elements

Development of extremely thin concrete structures and demand for extremely thin elements are the reason of using composite non-traditional materials as reinforcement. Steel reinforcement is not very chemically resistant and it limits the thickness because of the required concrete cover as protection. This is the reason why textile reinforced concrete (TRC) going to be very famous and modern material. TRC in combination with fine grain high performance concrete (HPC) allows a significant saving of concrete. Due to its non-corrosive properties of composite technical textiles it is possible to design very subtle structures and elements. TRC and HPC in general are developed at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and the Klokner Institute, CTU in Prague. This present paper investigates the cohesion influence of textile reinforcement on four point bending test. All small experimental panels were reinforced with the same 3D technical textile from AR-glass roving with different type of cover layer. Different conditions of interaction between technical textiles and HPC were ensured by modified surface using silica sand and silica flour.</jats:p

Environmental Impact of Textile Reinforced Concrete Facades Compared to Conventional Solutions—LCA Case Study

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