Basalt Fibre Reinforced Concrete

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Basalt Fibre Reinforced Concrete

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• Content at a Glance
• Introduction
• Properties of Basalt Fibre
• Fibre Forming Process
• Application of Basalt Fibre Reinforced Concrete
• Advantages of Basalt Fibre Reinforced Concrete
• References

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Basalt fiber reinforced concrete (BFRC) is a new
kind of material that is helpful in improving
the strength and durability of concrete. In
fact Basalt Fibre Reinforced Concrete is more
durable than the Glass Fibre Reinforced
Concrete. BFRC is sustainable because basalt is
an abundant raw material and the production
process is environmentally friendly.
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Properties of Basalt Fibre

• Physical Properties of Basalt Fibre
• Color - Basalt Fibre are available in Golden
  Brown Color.
• Availability Basalt Fibre are available in 6mm,
  8mm and 12mm size.
• Density Basalt fibre are having density 2.75 gm
  per cm3
• Diameter - Typically Basalt fibre have 5.8
  micron diameter.
• Co-efficient of Friction The co-efficient of
  friction varies from 0.40 to 0.50

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Basalt fibre
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Properties of Basalt Fibre

• Chemical Properties of Basalt Fibre

• Basalt Fibre exhibits excellent alkali
  resistance.
• The weight loss of Basalt Fibre in boiling water
  is less.
• These fibres exhibits excellent resistant against
  acid and salt attack.

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Properties of Basalt Fibre

• Thermal Properties of Basalt Fibre
• Basalt Fibre exhibits excellent thermal
  properties as like Glass Fibres.
• Basalt Fibre can resist temperature as high as
  1200 centigrade to 1300 centigrade easily for a
  long duration.
• Unstressed Basalt Fibre can maintain their
  integrity upto 1250 Centigrade.

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Properties of Basalt Fibre

• Corrosion and Fungi Resistance

• Basalt Fibre shows excellent corrosion resistance
  that on which we can rely on.
• They dont even undergo corrosion.
• They shows the best resistance against fungi and
  bacterial attack.

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• Process of Formation of Basalt Fibre
• Crushed stone
• Loading station
• Transport Station
• Bathe Charging station
• Initial Melting Zone
• Secondary Control Heat Zone
• Filament Form
• Sizing
• Strand Formation

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Applications of Basalt Fibre Reinforced Concrete

• BFRC is used in industrial floors, Airport
  Runways, Motor ways, and internal reinforcement
• of tunnels and channels.
• Basalt has good electrical and sound insulating
  properties. So it could be used in
• auditoriams.
• Basalt Composite pipes could be used in
  transporting corrosive liquids.

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• Advantages of the Basalt Fibre Reinforced
  Concrete
• Reduces the width of cracks
• We can make even thinner elements of concrete
  which is not possible in case of RCC.
• We can mix Fibres with other constituents of
  concrete.
• Maintenance will be easy as the concrete has
  longer durability.
• Basalt fibre is immune to galvanic erosion unlike
  to Steel Rebar reinforcement.

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• Technical Advantages of use of Basalt Fibre as
  Reinforcement
• Low level of Micro Cracks (up to 90)
• Increases Flexural Strength (Up to 35)
• Increases Concrete Fatigue Strength and
  Resistance (Up to 40)
• Increases the Frost Resistance (up to 35)
• Increases Water Tightness (up to 50)
• Increases surface endurance of concrete (up to
  70)
• Decreases the slivering of Corners and Edges (Up
  to 90)

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• Conclusion-
• The adoption of Basalt Fibre Reinforced Concrete
  is finding its place in construction industry
• Slowly but steady place.
• At present the main challenge for Basalt Fibre
  Reinforced Concrete is its cost.
• The manufacturing is not at scale and price is
  also high.
• The failure of Concrete element reinforced with
  Basalt Fibre is ductile even when loading under
• Compressive, shear, or bending loads.
• Basalt Fibre Reinforced Concrete has potential to
  be prominent solution where concrete faces
• Severe exposure.
• We can also conclude that Basalt Fibre has
  advantage over Glass Fibre as reinforcement.

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• References
• https//civilenggascent.com/basalt-fiber-reinforce
  d-concrete/
• Structural Upgrade Using Basalt Fibers for
  Concrete Confinement
• Journal of Composites for Construction
  Volume 14, Issue 5 October 2010
• 3) Mechanical characterization of basalt fibre
  reinforced plastic
• Composites Part B Engineering, Volume 42, Issue
  4, June 2011, Pages 717-723
• 4) Basalt fibre-reinforced concrete Review of
  fresh and mechanical properties
• N Bheel - Journal of Building Pathology and
  Rehabilitation, 2021 Springer
• 5) Mechanical behaviour of basalt fibre
  reinforced concrete
• Construction and Building Materials Volume
  124, 15 October 2016, Pages 878-886

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