India's First green building lab. After FRC there is now TRC.
A 'green building laboratory' was inaugurated at Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association (ATIRA). IGB Lab is India's first innovative and green building laboratory. The laboratory will be used for testing as well as display of Textile Reinforcement Concrete (TRC). The lab has been established with international partners and India's CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai.They want to convince Architects about TRC's feasibility. Until now, for green buildings, FRC (Fibre Reinforced Concrete) was being used. Technology for manufacturing TRC in India does not exist as of now. TRC requires alkali-resistant glass as raw material which is used to make warp-knitted structures and alkali resistant glass is not available in India. Import duty is high.
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"... Textile-reinforced concrete is a type of reinforced concrete in which the usual steel reinforcing bars are replaced by textile materials. Instead of using a metal cage inside the concrete, this technique uses a fabric cage inside the same.
According to experts, TRC is 80% lighter than fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) and stronger. This lab is an attempt to make the builders aware about this green building technology. ..."
"... TRC can also be used for curved structures and in comparison to FRC gives extra carpet area to builders."
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Find this at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/First-green-building-lab-in-country-opens-at-Ahmedabad-Textile-Industrys-Research-Association/articleshow/45594989.cms .
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