Tensile behavior of Textile reinforced Mortars made with two layers of Flax and Jute fabrics

Seismic events are often responsible from losses of human lives and casualities, along generally linked to damage and collapses in existing buildings and infrastructures. Therefore, raising the level of seismic safety of existing constructions is one of the main challenges in civil engineering and construction. This also requires that environmentallyfriendly technologies are employed to this with the aim to implement sustainable construction upgrading practices. In this context, this paper deals with the mechanical characterization of Textile-Reinforced Mortars (TRM) made with natural fiber fabrics obtained by processing renewable vegetal resources. In this light, natural TRM systems are an emerging class of materials that characterized by both appropriate mechanical behavior and sustainability properties. More specifically, this study investigates both the mechanical and geometrical properties of two type of TRM. The TRM specimens in the present study consists of two layers of flax and jute strips. This work proposes a comprehensive analysis of the stress-strain charts derived from the tensile tests on the TRM with an evaluation of crack pattern. The analysis highlights the good mechanical properties observed in the natural TRM under consideration and leads to have a comprehensive overview of the feasibility of using natural textiles for strengthening existing structures.