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Applications of Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Mortar (FRCM) in Structural Strengthening

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Over the past two decades, the use of advanced composite materials such as Fiber reinforced Polymers (FRP) and Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) has been widely adopted for the strengthening of critical infrastructural assets such as bridges, building, dams, and tunnels. This chapter presents a state-of-the-art review on the use of FRCM for strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) structures under different load combinations. Initially, the material characterisation of FRCM through the tensile and bond test are described. Then, a detailed overview on the overall behavior and failure mode of FRCM strengthened RC members under compression, shear, flexure, torsion and seismic loads are discussed. Moreover, few studies highlighting the FRCM strengthening of un-reinforced masonry structures are also discussed. In addition, few case studies where the use of FRCM strengthening is preferred over the other techniques are discussed and the key parameters are analysed.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Dr Mangesh Joshi, Sanrachana Solutions Ltd, Thane for the help with the required inputs for preparing the case study on FRCM strengthening of severely damaged RC columns.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Mepco Nagar, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, 626005, India

    M. Chellapandian

  2. Structural Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana, 502285, India

    S. Suriya Prakash

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Chellapandian, M., Suriya Prakash, S. (2021). Applications of Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Mortar (FRCM) in Structural Strengthening. In: Singh, S.B., Sivasubramanian, M.V.R., Chawla, H. (eds) Emerging Trends of Advanced Composite Materials in Structural Applications. Composites Science and Technology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1688-4_9

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