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FIBERS
Volume 10, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/fib10020010
Keywords
basalt fibers; steel fibers; concrete; mechanical properties; durability; surface resistivity; corrosion potential and corrosion rate
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This study investigated the effects of using basalt fibers on various properties of reinforced concrete. The experimental results showed that the use of basalt fibers can improve the compressive, tensile, flexural, average residual strength, and durability properties of concrete. However, the corrosion rates increased with the increase in fiber volumes. The optimal fiber volume fraction for overall performance with respect to mechanical and corrosion properties was found to be 0.30%.
The effect of using basalt fibers on the fresh, mechanical, durability, and corrosion properties of reinforced concrete was investigated in this study. The study was performed using different basalt fiber volume fractions of 0.15%, 0.30%, 0.45%, and 0.50%, while two different water/cement (w/c) ratios of 0.35 and 0.40 were utilized. The results were compared to conventional concrete (PC) as well as steel fiber concrete (SFC) with 0.30% and 0.50% steel fibers volume fractions. An extensive experimental program of 336 samples was conducted in four stages as follows: testing for fresh properties included slump and unit weight tests; mechanical properties testing included compressive strength tests, split tensile strength tests, flexural strength tests, and average residual strength tests; durability testing included unrestrained shrinkage and surface resistivity tests; and a Rapid Macrocell corrosion evaluation test for corrosion properties. The test results showed that the use of basalt fibers reduces slump values as the fiber volume fraction increases; however, with the use of the appropriate amount of High Range Water Admixture (HRWA), target slump values can be achieved. Moreover, a considerable improvement in the compressive, tensile, flexural, average residual strength and durability properties was achieved in case of using basalt fibers. On the other hand, corrosion rates increased with the increase in fiber volumes. However, it can be concluded that utilizing a 0.30% fibers volume fraction is the optimum ratio with an overall acceptable performance with respect to mechanical and corrosion properties.
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