Flexural Behaviour of Medium-Strength and High-Performance Macro Basalt Fibre Concrete Aimed for Marine Applications

• This paper addresses the flexural behaviour of medium-strength, and high-performance concrete (HPC) reinforced with macro fibres made of basalt fibre reinforced polymer (BFRP) with the intended use for marine applications. Mechanical properties of the fibre concrete were studied through an experimental programme consisting of 18 beam specimens and 45-cylinder samples. In this study two types of concrete were used; medium-strength and high-performance concrete with the compressive strength of approximately 60-75 MPa and 90-105 MPa, respectively. The aspect-ratio of the used fibres were 65 and 83, respectively. The experimental results show that the post-cracking properties of macro basalt fibre concrete is a function of the fibre volume content.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Infrastrukturteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Civil Engineering -- Infrastructure Engineering (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Macro basalt fibres

high-performance concrete (HPC)

flexural behaviour

toughness

ductility

durability

marine structures

Byggvetenskap

Civil and Architectural Engineering

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)