This research observes impact behaviour and damage quantification in textile-reinforced composites, revealing their potential for structural applications.
Key Points
This research aims to investigate the low-velocity impact response and damage metrics of textile-reinforced strain-hardening cementitious composites.
Used an automated drop-weight setup for impact testing.
Analyzed various fibre-reinforced polymer fabrics.
Employed fractal dimension analysis to quantify damage.
Utilized Topsis-based multi-criteria aggregation for overall assessment.
TR-SHCCs exhibited enhanced tensile strength and toughness compared to non-reinforced SHCC.
The maximum impact force at drop heights of 100 mm and 200 mm was 1.42 and 1.44 times that of non-reinforced SHCC, respectively.
At a drop height of 300 mm, TR-SHCCs had a maximum displacement 1.26 times that of SHCC.
Comprehensive assessments quantified the extent of damage in TR-SHCCs under impact loading.