The use of textile reinforced concrete (TRC) is a very effective method for strengthening reinforced
concrete (RC) constructions. Within the Collaborative Research Centre 528 of the Technische Universität
Dresden (TU Dresden) vast research on TRC was carried out, so as to examine the use of TRC for subsequently
strengthening the bending load capacity of existing concrete or reinforced concrete components.
As a rule, the experimental research was done at small format reinforced concrete slabs with span widths
of 1.60 m and slab thicknesses of 0.10 m strengthened with TRC. At the same time calculation models
were developed to predict the maximum bending load capacity of the reinforced components amongst
others.