Textile-reinforced tailored concrete structures

Project description

Textile-reinforced concrete for reduced embodied CO2 emissions

The concrete industry is responsible for about 7 % of global carbon emissions. Textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) is an innovative composite material that allows a significant reduction in embodied CO2. Moreover, optimising the concrete materials within the structural component can lead to further gains. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the TexTaConStruct project will employ a multidisciplinary approach comprising new materials and advanced structural engineering to further reduce embodied CO2. The project will functionally grade the concrete in profiled lightweight TRC elements according to the environmental and mechanical conditions to which the structure is subjected. The inert characteristics of the textile reinforcement offer new possibilities to incorporate concretes with low amounts of cement clinker, decreasing carbon intensity.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › textiles
• engineering and technology › civil engineering › structural engineering

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2020 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2020
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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

Address

Trinity Lane The Old Schools
CB2 1TN Cambridge
United Kingdom

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 149 955,84