Textile Reinforced Concrete Prototyping Technology

Technology Benefits Summary, Differentiation & Uniqueness:

• TRCPT is suitable for mass production of textile reinforced concrete products in a factory without using moulds.
• Various types of textiles and cementitious binders can be used to develop TRC products.
• Light weight and non-corrosive concrete products
• Possibility to custom-design a product by suitably choosing the textile and cementitious binder combination
• Feasibility of on-site up- and down-scaling of the technology implementation
• Unique technology that can be deployed to produce a variety of products
• Overall production process optimizes the time required to fabricate and finish a ready-to-use product.

Application & Potential Advantages:

• TRCPT replicates the multi-vitamin concept in the construction sector, by facilitating production of both structural and nonstructural precast products.
• Textile reinforced concrete is non-corrosive and can be used to produce a variety of filigree elements.
• Affordable precast products for mass housing, improving the living standards of un-skilled manpower by being instrumental in job creation, possibility for on-site production of quality products at the project site are the main advantages of adopting TRCPT.
• High-quality precast TRC products along with the advantage of zero transport costs
• Aesthetically appealing designs can be embossed on the TRC sheets / slabs without incurring extra time or cost.
• For entrepreneurs, TRCPT enables competitive bidding of remote projects by offering to install the local production facility directly at site with minimum investment for producing TRC products.

Development Stage & Development Status Summary:

• The technology on Textile Reinforced Concrete Prototyping is readily available for customization as per industry requirement and commercialization on non-exclusive basis.
• TRL 6

Intellectual Property (if any) Please give Patent Summary:

• Indian patent filed: “Method and Apparatus for Producing Textile/Fabric Reinforced Composite sheets and Products”, Patent Application number: 2751DEL2014 dt. 25.09.2014

Technical Details:

• Different textiles made from fibers of glass, carbon, basalt, etc. can be used as reinforcement in TRC products.
• TRC sheet can be cut in the wet state during production.
• Thickness of TRC products can vary from 6 mm to 25 mm.
• Density of TRC: 1800-2100 kg/m3 , Compressive strength of binder- 40-60 MPa; Tensile strength of TRC: 4-20 MPa; Water absorption <5%, Low chloride penetration
• Established lab level production rate of TRC sheets at 8 m2 /hr

Collaboration Description, Terms & Restrictions & Seller Support (technical / training / documentation etc.):

• Technology on Textile Reinforced Concrete Prototyping is available with CSIR-SERC.
• Technology transfer will be effected on non-exclusive basis as per relevant CSIR guidelines applicable from time-to-time.
• Standard documentation on the technology and training support by CSIR-SERC scientists form part of the technology transfer.