Textile Reinforced Concrete Prototyping Technology (TRCPT) at CSIR-SERC
CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), Chennai, one of the national laboratories under Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, has developed pioneering technologies for producing various textile reinforced concrete (TRC) products.
Reinforced concrete (RC) is one of the most widely used building materials in the construction industry. One of the major disadvantages of RC, however, is that its steel reinforcement is prone to corrosion. Textile reinforced concrete (TRC) is an innovative composite material that is making rapid strides in the construction industry, across the globe.
Textile Reinforced Concrete Prototyping Technology (TRCPT) encompasses green and innovative construction practices that can be deployed to make products without using moulds. As per the industry assessment, TRCPT replicates the multi-vitamin concept in the construction sector, by facilitating production of both structural and non-structural precast products.
TRCPT developed at CSIR-SERC has been identified as one among the Top 100 Indian Innovation in the year 2022.
