A Project Presentation on

“COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN BASALT FIBER REINFORCED

POLYMER BARS AND STEEL BARS”

Presented By

Ashwini Deshmukh Priyanka Khairnar

Leena Bhadgujar Avinash Tribhuvan

Under the Guidance of

Mrs P. A .Padalkar

Department of Civil Engineering

Guru Gobind Singh College of
Engineering and Research Centre, Nashik-422009
[2017-2018]
 CONTENT

Introduction
Result and Discussion

Aim and Objective

Literature Review Future Scope

Research Gap

References
Methodology
 1. INTRODUCTION

 BFRP bars are the reinforcement bars made from basalt rock which can be
widely used in construction sector. Due its main property of corrosion
resistance it has many advantages over the conventional steel bars.

 Basalt is a natural inorganic material that is found in volcanic rocks originating

from frozen lava, with a melting temperature between 1500°C and 1700°C. The
molten rocks are then extruded through small nozzles to produce continuous
filaments of basalt fiber.

 Further bars are manufactured using these filaments in a process called

pultrusion.

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 Formation of basalt bars

Most FRP rebar is made using the pultrusion process.

Pultrusion is continuous manufacturing process of pulling composite materials with

constant cross-section through a die to wet fibers typically using vinyl-ester or polyester
resins.

Neuvokas worked out its own pultrusion process and Kiilunen adds that they preferred to
use epoxy resin because of its advantageous properties. In the Neuvokas process basalt
fibers are “wetted” with epoxy resin and then bars are shaped and compacted. The cost to
produce FRP is very dependent on the manufacturing process speed and the ability to
increase output speeds will yield significant cost savings. Kiilunen says the Neuvokas
manufacturing method has been developed to produce rebar over ten times faster than the
typical pultrusion process and he thinks they will be able to increase this speed
significantly in the future.      

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 BASALT BARS

Basalt fiber reinforcement bars with different sizes.

8mm
10 mm
12mm
16mm

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 2. AIM AND OBJECTIVE

Aim:
To use reinforcement bars made from basalt rock fibers in place of steel and
other reinforcement fibers in aggressive, marine and corrosive
environment.

Objective:
To study the tensile strength, toughness and other engineering properties of
the BFRP Bars in comparison with the conventional steel bars.

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 3.LITERATURE REVIEW

Sr. Title Of Paper And Method Remark

No. Publish Date, Authors

1. “Bond Durability Of BFRP Pull Out Test The Alkaline

Bars Is Embedded In Condition And The
Concrete In Aggressive Severe Temperature
Environment”(mohmad Doesn’t Affects On
Hassan, Brahim Bond Strength .
Benmokrane, Amir Fam
Sep 2016)

2. “:Bond Durability Of Pullout Test The BFRP Bars

BFRP Bars Is Embedded Coated With Vinyl
In Concrete Under Sea Ester Showed Less
Water Condition”(gang Bond Strength Than
Wu, B. X. (Dec 2015). Bars Coated With
Epoxy Resin And
Sand.

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Sr. Title Of Paper And Method Remark
No. Publish Date, Authors

3. “Basalt Fiber Rods; Tensile Test The bars in acidic

Durability Test For Their condition showed
Use In Building satisfactory durability
Engineering”. (Francssco
Moni- Dec 2015).
 

4. “Mechanical Tension Test Temperature is a

Characterization Of BFRP greater effecting factor
Bars And Long Term than the ph levels
Strength Predictive tough can sustain in
Model”. (Andrea Serbescu- high temperature also
June 2014.)

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Sr. Title Of Paper And Method Remark
No. Publish Date, Authors

5. “ Basalt Fiber Reinforcing Tensile Test the physical and

Bars For Concrete Transverse shear test mechanical properties
Structures”. Pullout test meet the requirements
(E.Ahmed, F.Elagabbas given in ACI
Dec 2013).  440(2008)

6. “Tensile Characterization Tension Test The strength of BFRP

Of BFRP Rods And bars is found to be
Ropes”. greater than GFRP and
(Francissco Monni other fiber reinforced
stefani lenci April 2012) polymer bars

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 4. RESEARCH GAP

 Bonding of the BFRP bars with concrete have been studied and a satisfactory outcome
have also arrived about the bond strength

But the tensile characteristics and the strees-strain behaviour study is not done at
satisfactory level.

Thus, this gap in the research work has to be overcomed by performing tests and
studying the outcomes/results.

Hence, creating and providing a useful data about the strengths of BFRP bars is the
objective of this project work.

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 5. METHODOLOGY

1. Procurement Of Material
 
2. Testing Program:
 The following exposer conditions will be applied on the BFRP Bars and Steel Bars
Mild/Normal
Acidic/alkaline
Severe temperatures
Moisture

3. Testing For Normal/Mild Conditions: (Factors- temperature, pH, Moisture)

Test to be performed on BFRP Bars of 8mm,12mm, 18mm diameter. (5 Specimen)
Tension Test
 Impact Test
Bending Test
Torsion Test
Shear test

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 3. Testing for severe conditions ie.for corrosion(IS 900-1979)
(Factors – temperature, high and low ph, moisture)

Tension Test
Impact test
Torsion test
Checking change in diameter using vernier caliper

4. Testing for severe temperature conditions: (Factors – high

temperature)

Impact test
Tension Test

 
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 FLOWCHART

Finalization of the topic Conclusion of the project

Study of literature review Result analysis

Obtaining the results

Finding scope

Experimental program
Methodology of project

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 7.EXPECTED OUTCOME FROM PHASE 2

Sr no TEST Steel BFRP

(Fe 500)

1 TensileTest 500 1200Mpa

(mild/normal condition)

2 Tensile test reduction in strength Small reduction

Or
(corrosive condition) No change

3 Modulus of elasticity increase No or small change

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 8. FUTURE SCOPE

 This study will help in designing the members reinforced with BFRP bars in the
construction were the corrosion factor is of concern e.g. Sewers and drainage lines,
coastal and marine area constructions, swimming tanks and underground water
reaaining structures, etc.

 This work would prove effective and a efficient evidence that the Basalt Fiber
Reinforcements Bars will provide good strength when used as reinforcement in
structure were accelerative environments prevail and thus can be included in the design
specifications and Indian standards .

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 9.References

Research papers
1. A.Lapko, M. U. (2014). Experimental And Theoretical Analysis Of Deflections Of
Concrete Beams Reinforced With Basalt Rebar . Elsevier , 8.
2. Amir Fam, A. E. (September 2016). Bond Durability Of Basalt -Fiber-Reinforced-
Polymer (BFRP) Bars Embedded In Concrete In Aggresive Environments. Elsevier ,
262-272.
3 .D.Lam, A. A. (2013). Experimental Response And Code Modelling Of Continuous
Concrete Slabs Reinforced With Bfrp Bars. Elsevier , 11.
4. Dawid Pawlowski, M. S. (2002). Flextural Beahaviour Of Full -Scale Basalt Frp
Rc Beams-Experimental And Numerical Studies. Elsevier , 8.
5. Enrico Quagliaeini, F. M. (April 2012). Tensile Characterization Of Basalt Fiber
Rods And Ropes : A First Contribution. Elsevier , 9.
6. Gang Wu, B. X. (Dec 2015). Bond Durability Of Bfrp Bars Embedded In Concrete
Under Seawater Conditions And The Long Term Strenth Prediction. Elsevier , 11.

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YOU
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