Experimental and analytical evaluation of stress-strain behavior of basalt fibred concrete

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the stress-strain behavior of basalt fibred concrete experimentally. Cylinders of standard size 150 x 300 mm are cast with with and without basalt fibres and tested in uni-axial compression under strain control as per IS: 516-1999 to understand the stress-strain behavior of basalt fibred concrete. After developing empirical equations for stress-strain curves of basalt fibred concrete, theoretical values of stresses are calculated at different values of strains in concrete based on the developed empirical equations as given above and theoretical stress-strain curves are plotted. These theoretical stress-strain curves are compared with experimental stress-strain curves and found that, theoretical stress-strain curves have shown good correlation with experimental stress-strain curves for all concrete mixes.