Abstract
Fibers are recently being considered as a new agent for improving the performance of existing building materials. However, until now, only simple methods have been applied for fiber use, such as scattering a small fiber amount inside the material or using fibers as a sheet covering for the material. Application of woven or textile fibers inside the material is believed to result in higher performance of a building material. However, because basic research on composite material performance is still underway and the theoretical manufacturing skills and techniques for fiber application have not been implemented, fibers have not yet been practically used in building materials. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the properties of the flexural strength of composite materials using textile fibers to obtain fundamental data for the production of high-performance building materials. The flexural strength of the textile-reinforced specimens increases by 55% as compared with that of the reference specimens, and it increases proportionally with an increase in the maximum tensile load of the textile. The flexural strength of the panel is estimated to increase on the basis of the tensile load of the textile. However, an increase in the thickness of the specimen containing the textile decreases the rate of increase in flexural strength.