Experimental analysis of the tensile behavior of concrete reinforced with Brazilian glass textile

In this study, the mechanical behavior of concrete structures reinforced with one and two layers of the Brazilian glass textile “AR-360” was verified through direct tensile tests. The analysis of the mechanical behavior of the structures was performed with stress-strain curves, evaluating the transition points of the formed stages, rupture mode, rupture stress and strain, as well as an analysis comparing experimental results with analytics. Regarding the results, there was a structural inability of the pieces reinforced with a layer of glass textile. In the samples in which reinforcement with two layers of the aforementioned material was evaluated, the three stages present in the stress-strain curves were correctly identified, as predicted in the literature for the structures evaluated.