• Vybhav G V
• Dr. Putte Gowda B S
• Dr. Vathsala

The alternative building material industry is seeing a boom as the infrastructure development, energy efficient low-cost housing and green building concept has increased in construction industry. Among the advanced alternative material, the ferrocement is one of the promising low-cost green material. The ferrocement consist of closely spaced multiple layer of wire mesh embedded in cement mortar. The main disadvantage is the chance of corrosion of wire mesh. Replacement of steel wire mesh with some other suitable material is a major concern. The glass textile fibre is readily available material and the glass textile reinforced mortar is an emerging technology that differ from the conventional ferrocement, where the textile fabric along with cement mortar used as standard material, it can be used as a substitute of wire mesh in composite structure. This study describes the results of testing glass textile reinforced panels reinforced with two and four layers and comparing them with conventional ferrocement panels. The main objective of the experimental test is to explore the possibility of replacing the wire mesh by TRM in ferrocement. Among the advanced alternative materials, the ferrocement is one of the promising low cost, green material. The experimental program is planned to study the behavior of ferrocement panel replaced with TRM. The investigation shows the TRM is effective and definitely a better alternative to the wire mesh and gives better understanding and knowledge of TRM.

"EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON GLASS TEXTILE REINFORCED MORTAR PANELS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.64-69, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDC06011.pdf

"EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON GLASS TEXTILE REINFORCED MORTAR PANELS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp64-69, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDC06011.pdf