Textilereinforced

Textilereinforced, in English textile reinforced, refers to engineering materials in which a fabric reinforcement is embedded in a matrix to improve mechanical properties. The reinforcement is typically a high-performance fiber such as carbon, glass, aramid, basalt, or a natural fiber. The fabric may be woven, knitted, braided, or nonwoven and is oriented to carry loads along preferred directions. The resulting composites can be tailored for strength, stiffness, and toughness.

Common implementations include textile reinforced concrete (TRC), where a fabric is embedded in a fine cementitious matrix to improve crack control and post-cracking behavior; textile reinforced polymers (TRP); and textile reinforced masonry, where fabrics reinforce masonry elements. Other variants use polymer-impregnated fabrics or composite sheets.

Manufacturing methods include placing the fabric in a mold with a matrix, resin transfer molding, wet layup, dry-lay followed by curing, and resin infusion. Bonding at the fiber–matrix interface, surface treatments, sizing, and compatible matrix chemistry are critical for performance.

Key properties include high tensile strength and stiffness along the fabric directions, low density, and good fatigue and impact resistance. The matrix protects fibers, distributes loads, and enables crack arresting through fiber bridging. The material is anisotropic and design must account for fabric architecture.

Applications span construction and retrofit (textile reinforced concrete and strengthening of masonry or concrete elements), aerospace and automotive components, and sports equipment. Advantages include favorable strength-to-weight ratios and durability; limitations include cost, moisture sensitivity, bonding durability at the fiber–matrix interface, and evolving design standards.