scholarly journals Review of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Concrete in China: Alkali Resistance of Fibers and Static Mechanical Properties of Composites

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhensheng Guo ◽  
Chunfeng Wan ◽  
Mengye Xu ◽  
Jinxiang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Alkali Resistance ◽  
Relative Depth ◽  
Mixture Ratio ◽  
Critical Content ◽  
Static Mechanical ◽  
Optimal Mixture Ratio

Research on three-dimensional, randomly distributed BFRC in China is analyzed and summarized in relative depth in this study. The results indicate that the effect of the fiber component and alkali corrosion temperature on the alkali resistance of BF is significant; the BF has little effect on the compressive strength of the concrete; the tensile and flexural strengths of the composites significantly increase compared with plain concrete, and the fiber content has a significant effect on the strength. In light of some problems in the current research, six possible research topics are suggested: (1) investigating the alkali resistance of the BF under dynamic temperatures, lower alkali concentrations, and longer alkali corrosion times; (2) improving the alkali resistance of the BF by increasing its hydrophobicity; (3) determining the optimal fiber distribution orientation of the BF with various characteristic parameters; (4) establishing the calculation formulas for the critical content and critical aspect ratio of various types of BF; (5) determining the optimal mixture ratio of two or more fibers in the FRC while studying the complementary mechanisms between each other; and (6) improving the dispersion of the BF and the BF/matrix interfacial properties.

scholarly journals Flexural Behavior of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer Tube Confined Coconut Fiber Reinforced Concrete

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Yang Lv ◽  
Xueqian Wu ◽  
Mengran Gao ◽  
Jiaxin Chen ◽  
Yuhao Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Coconut Fiber ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer

Basalt fiber has arisen new perspectives due to the potential low cost and excellent mechanical performance, together with the use of environmental friendly coir can be beneficial to the development of sustainable construction. In this study, a new composite structure called basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP) tube encased coconut fiber reinforced concrete (CFRC) is developed. The 28-day compression strength of the plain concrete is about 15 MPa, which represents the low-strength poor-quality concrete widely existing in many old buildings and developing countries. Three types of BFRP tubes, i.e., 2-layer, 4-layer, and 6-layer, with the inner diameter of 100 mm and a length of 520 mm, were prepared. The plain concrete (PC) and CFRC were poured and cured in these tubes to fabricated BFRP tube confined long cylindrical beams. Three PC cylindrical beams and 3 CFRC cylindrical beams were prepared to be the control group. The four-point bending tests of these specimens were carried out to investigate the enhancement due to the BFRP tube and coir reinforcement. The load-carrying capacity, force-displacement relationship, failure mode, and the cracking moment were analyzed. Results show that both BFRP tube confined plain concrete (PC) and BFRP tube confined CFRC have excellent flexural strength and ductility, and the inclusion of the coir can further enhance the ductility of the concrete.

scholarly journals Model Test on Bearing Characteristics of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Lining

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dao-yuan Wang ◽  
Jia-suo Qi ◽  
Guang-yao Cui ◽  
Yanling Yang ◽  
Jie Chang
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Characteristic Curve ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Initial Crack ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Lining ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Bearing Characteristic ◽  
Rock Tunnel

Adding fiber can improve the brittleness of plain concrete. Compared with plain concrete, basalt fiber-reinforced concrete has the advantages of strengthening, toughening, and crack resistance. Compared with steel fiber-reinforced concrete, basalt fiber-reinforced concrete has better construction performance. Basalt fiber concrete is a type of inorganic material with environmental protection and high mechanical properties, which has an important mechanical advantage for controlling the deformation of the soft surrounding rock tunnel. Through the indoor model test of mechanical behavior of reinforced concrete and basalt fiber-reinforced concrete lining, the bearing characteristics of basalt fiber-reinforced concrete lining was studied. The results show that, compared with reinforced concrete, the initial crack load of basalt fiber-reinforced concrete is increased by 20%; the toughness of lining structure is enhanced by adding basalt fiber, and the lining can still bear large bending moment and deformation after the initial crack appears; after the initial crack appears, the bearing characteristic curve of reinforced concrete lining rises slowly and converges rapidly; the bearing characteristic curve of basalt fiber-reinforced concrete lining rises slowly, and there is no sign of convergence when it reaches 2 times of initial crack load. For the soft surrounding rock tunnel, it is necessary to seal the rock surface as early as possible, provide support as soon as possible, and have a certain deformation capacity. Basalt fiber-reinforced concrete can better meet these needs.

Basalt Fiber Reinforced Concrete

2011 ◽  
Vol 194-196 ◽  
pp. 1103-1108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Xin Yang ◽  
Jie Lian
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Water Solubility ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Mechanical Performances ◽  
Better Than

In this paper, mechanical performances of 480 specimens are tested and influences of basalt fiber ratio, slenderness, soakage material are studied. Results indicate that mechanical properties of BFRC are better than plain concrete. It can be found that the best mechanical performance may be get when the basalt fiber soaked by water-solubility material and its ratio at 8.4 to 14 kg per square meter as well as slenderness at 600 to 800.

Experimental Research on the Freeze-Thaw Resistance of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Concrete

2014 ◽  
Vol 919-921 ◽  
pp. 1912-1915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Chun Fan ◽  
Di Wu ◽  
Hu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Mass Loss ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Engineering Applications ◽  
Freeze Thaw

Basalt fiber reinforced concrete has excellent basic mechanical properties. It has become a hot topic of engineering studies. Based on the freeze-thaw resistance of durability indices, through the comparative experiment on the dynamic elastic modulus and mass loss of plain concrete and basalt fiber reinforced concrete in the freeze-thaw cycles, this paper had discussed the impact of basalt fiber on the freeze-thaw resistance of concrete, and have considered whether the specimens were mixed with fly ash. The results showed that basalt fibers can improve the freeze-thaw resistance of concrete specimens significantly. After 100 freeze-thaw cycles, the dynamic elastic modulus of basalt fiber reinforced concrete specimens was 1.47 times as much as that of plain concrete specimens, and mass loss of basalt fiber reinforced concrete specimens was 0.64 times as much as that of plain concrete specimens. Fly ash had an influence on the freeze-thaw resistance of basalt fiber reinforced concrete. In engineering applications, the mixing amount of fly ash should be taken into consideration. This research had a certain reference value on the engineering applications of basalt fiber reinforced concrete.

scholarly journals Effect of the Notch-to-Depth Ratio on the Post-Cracking Behavior of Steel-Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 445
Author(s):  
José Valdez Aguilar ◽  
César A. Juárez-Alvarado ◽  
José M. Mendoza-Rangel ◽  
Bernardo T. Terán-Torres
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Cracking Behavior ◽  
Bending Tests ◽  
Depth Ratio ◽  
Residual Performance ◽  
Concrete Control

Concrete barely possesses tensile strength, and it is susceptible to cracking, which leads to a reduction of its service life. Consequently, it is significant to find a complementary material that helps alleviate these drawbacks. The aim of this research was to determine analytically and experimentally the effect of the addition of the steel fibers on the performance of the post-cracking stage on fiber-reinforced concrete, by studying four notch-to-depth ratios of 0, 0.08, 0.16, and 0.33. This was evaluated through 72 bending tests, using plain concrete (control) and fiber-reinforced concrete with volume fibers of 0.25% and 0.50%. Results showed that the specimens with a notch-to-depth ratio up to 0.33 are capable of attaining a hardening behavior. The study concludes that the increase in the dosage leads to an improvement in the residual performance, even though an increase in the notch-to-depth ratio has also occurred.

The Static Mechanical Property of Concrete at Elevated Temperature

2011 ◽  
Vol 261-263 ◽  
pp. 212-216
Author(s):  
Jun Lin Tao ◽  
Li Bo Qin ◽  
Kui Li ◽  
Bin Jia
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Property ◽  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Critical Strain ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Constitutive Relationship ◽  
Heating Method ◽  
Experiment System ◽  
Wave Heating ◽  
Static Mechanical

Using micro-wave heating method, the previous disadvantages of heating slowly and non-uniform are broken through. And plain concrete high temperature loading experiment system is composed of the method and material experiment machine. Many experiments of self-made concrete are carried out from room temperature to 600°C by this system. The strength and critical strain of concrete with temperature are obtained, and through analysis of the compressive stress-strain curves under different temperature, the constitutive relationship is established. The result shows that this constitutive relationship is greatly agrees with experiment. Meanwhile, the phenomenon is analyzed and explained in the progress of experiment.

Mitigation strategies of underground tunnels against blast loading

2021 ◽  
pp. 204141962110380
Author(s):  
Senthil Kasilingam ◽  
Muskaan Sethi ◽  
Loizos Pelecanos ◽  
Narinder K Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Blast Loading ◽  
Plain Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Critical Parameters ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Burial Depth ◽  
Inelastic Behavior ◽  
Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Finite Element Software

An evaluation of mitigation strategies of underground tunnels against explosions is important to the society. Therefore, a small scale tunnel was modeled against blast loading using finite element software ABAQUS. The inelastic behavior of concrete and steel bar has been incorporated through concrete damage plasticity model and Johnson-cook models respectively, available in ABAQUS. The Drucker-Prager model as well as acoustic infinite medium have been used to model the damage behavior of soil and tunnel respectively. The simulated results thus obtained from the present study were compared with the experimental results available in the literature and found in good agreement. Further, the simulations were carried to predict the damage intensity in tunnel in terms of acceleration, impulse velocity, displacement, and Mises stresses. There are many parameters which were taken into consideration to assess the mitigation strategies for the underground tunnels. The critical parameters include the influence of tunnel shapes, lining materials, lining thickness, burial depth of the tunnels, inclusion of a barrier in between the blast source-the tunnel and layered configuration of tunnel lining, and were considered to evaluate the mitigation strategy. It was concluded that the square shape of tunnel was most vulnerable as compared to circular and U-shaped tunnels. It was also concluded that plain concrete monolithic lining as well as layered configuration consisting of Dytherm foam layer between Steel Fiber reinforced Concrete layers, was found to be more vulnerable among the chosen lining materials. Also, the thickness of lining and burial depth of the tunnel found to be a significant role against blast loading.

scholarly journals Ductility and flexure of lightweight expanded clay basalt fiber reinforced concrete slab

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-81
Author(s):  
Vera V. Galishnikova ◽  
Alireza Heidari ◽  
Paschal C. Chiadighikaobi ◽  
Adegoke Adedapo Muritala ◽  
Dafe Aniekan Emiri
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Slab ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
Lightweight Aggregate ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Lightweight Aggregate Concrete ◽  
Concrete Slabs ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Slab ◽  
Chopped Basalt Fiber

Relevance. The load on a reinforced concrete slab with high strength lightweight aggregate concrete leads to increased brittleness and contributes to large deflection or flexure of slabs. The addition of fibers to the concrete mix can improve its mechanical properties including flexure, deformation, toughness, ductility, and cracks. The aims of this work are to investigate the flexure and ductility of lightweight expanded clay concrete slabs reinforced with basalt fiber polymers, and to check the effects of basalt fiber mesh on the ductility and flexure. Methods. The ductility and flexural/deflection tests were done on nine engineered cementitious composite (expanded clay concrete) slabs with dimensions length 1500 mm, width 500 mm, thickness 65 mm. These nine slabs are divided in three reinforcement methods types: three lightweight expanded clay concrete slab reinforced with basalt rebars 10 mm (first slab type); three lightweight expanded clay concrete slab reinforced with basalt rebars 10 mm plus dispersed chopped basalt fiber plus basalt fiber polymer (mesh) of cells 2525 mm (second slab type); three lightweight expanded clay concrete slab reinforced with basalt rebars 10 mm plus dispersed basalt fiber of length 20 mm, diameter 15 m (third slab type). The results obtained showed physical deflection of the three types of slab with cracks. The maximum flexural load for first slab type is 16.2 KN with 8,075 mm deflection, second slab type is 24.7 KN with 17,26 mm deflection and third slab type 3 is 32 KN with 15,29 mm deflection. The ductility of the concrete slab improved with the addition of dispersed chopped basalt fiber and basalt mesh.

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