Wood-textile concrete composite systems
Large-dimensioned and precast façade elements
In recent years, so-called textile concretes have been used as façade elements. Stitched textile fabrics – for the most part manufactured from alkali-resistant glass fibers, carbon fibers, or amid fibers – serve as reinforcement for these building components. Wood-textile concrete composite systems that exploit the advantages of the composite action of the different materials used are another relatively recently developed construction method. An R&D project, which combines both construction techniques, has been conducted by the Laboratory for Wood Construction at the RheinMain University of...
