Mechanical Properties and Design of Concrete with Hybrid Steel and Basalt Fiber

Abstract

Adding different fiber types may yield improvement of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) features. Therefore, the investigation of hybrid fiber reinforced concrete (HFRC) mechanical properties is relevant. The effect of adding hybrid steel and basalt fiber on the mechanical properties of fine-grained concrete is studied. It is shown that hybrid fiber reinforcement using optimal steel and basalt fiber ratio allows preventing concrete mixtures' segregation and improving their structure homogeneity. This, in turn, allows achieving higher concrete strength values. In most cases, the design of such concrete compositions is based on engineering experience that limits the designers' capabilities. Therefore, an effective methodology for proper HFRC composition design should be developed. The present study is focused on developing such a methodology. The developed methodology includes using the mathematical experiments planning method to design optimal composition of high-strength fine-grained fiber reinforced concrete with hybrid steel and basalt fiber reinforcement. It is demonstrated that the proposed method can be effectively used for the design of optimal compositions of HFRC.