About Construction Textiles

• The Construction textiles segment comprises of textiles or composite materials used in the construction of permanent and temporary buildings as well as structures.
  
  
• The products covered under Construction textiles are given below:-
  1. Architectural membranes
  2. Hoardings & signage’s
  3. Cotton canvas Tarpaulins
  4. HDPE Tarpaulins
  5. Awnings & canopies
  6. Scaffolding nets
  7. Floor & wall coverings

  Brief History

  • Using horse-hair as secondary reinforcement Roman Coliseum was built in 80 AD.
  • Tipu Sultan’s palace at Srirangpattnam has been built with Sheep’s wool.
  • A Pueblo house built in 1540 with straw reinforcement adobe brick is believed to be the oldest house in USA
  • Use of horsehair in plaster has many historical references.
  • Mud wall in villages made with straw reinforcement.
  Product characteristics:

  •  The textile material used for construction purpose is expected to be:

  1. Waterproof
  2. Fire retardant
  3. Resistant to deformation and extension under tension
  4. Impermeable to air and wind
  5. Resistant to abrasion and mechanical damage
  6. Resistant to sunlight and acid rain
  7. Resistant to microbial attack
  8. Light transmission
  9. Printability
  10. Ultra Violet resistance
  11. Heat Seal ability
  12. Mildew resistance
  13. Anti wicking
  Type of raw materials:

  •  Synthetic fibres are used for manufacturing of architectural membranes because of their properties such as:

1. Good strength,
2. Hydro-phobicity,
3. Rot and fungi resistance
which are essential properties of fabrics to be used as building and construction materials.

•  The most widely used materials are :-

1. PVC Coated Polyester Materials
2. Poly tetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Coated Glass Fabric
3. Polyethylene etc