A Method for the Design of Concrete with Combined Steel and Basalt Fiber

Abstract

Combining different fiber types may improve the mechanical properties of fiber reinforced concrete. The present study is focused on investigating hybrid fiber reinforced concrete (HFRC) with steel and basalt fiber. Mechanical properties of fiber reinforced fine-grained concrete are investigated. The results demonstrate that using optimal steel and basalt fiber reinforcement ratios avoids concrete mixtures’ segregation and improves their homogeneity. Concrete with hybrid steel and basalt fiber reinforcement has higher strength. Effective methodology for proper design of HFRC compositions was proposed. It is based on the mathematical experiments planning method. The proposed method enables optimal mix proportioning of high-strength fine-grained concrete with hybrid steel and basalt fiber reinforcement.

Keywords

• hybrid fiber reinforced concrete
• steel fiber
• basalt fiber
• polypropylene fiber
• concrete strength
• composition design