Textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) is a composite material that recently gained renewed interest. Due to an improved durability, the usage of this composite in lightweight constructions becomes possible. In this article, the behavior of sandwich panels with TRC faces is studied. In the first part, several models are used in a finite element analysis and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. In the second part, the calculated nonlinear behavior of the panels is compared to experimental observations.
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