Flexural Behaviour of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beam Enhanced with Wire Mesh Epoxy Composite

Flexural Behaviour of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beam Enhanced with Wire Mesh Epoxy Composite Poornima Pradeep M.Tech Student, Department of Civil Engineering Vimal Jyothi Engineering College Kannur, Kerala, India Biju Mathew Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering Vimal Jyothi Engineering College Kannur, Kerala, India Abstract – Many of the existing reinforced concrete structures throughout the world are in urgent need of rehabilitation, repair or reconstruction because of deterioration due to various factors like corrosion, lack of detailing, failure of bonding between beam-beam joints, increase in service loads etc. Leading to cracking, spaling, loss of strength, deflection etc. The recent developments in the application of the advanced composites in the construction industry for concrete rehabilitation and strengthening are increasing on the basis of specific requirements, national needs and industry participation. The speciality of concrete is that it is very strong against compression and for tension it is weak. The use of reinforcement and to some extent the inclusion of certain fibers in concrete increases the tensile strength of concrete. In this project, the tensile strength of reinforced concrete beam is increased by adding basalt fibre into the concrete by weight of concrete and is again strengthened with the help of wire mesh epoxy composite. The wire mesh is placed on the specimen in different alignments and is covered with epoxy resin. Five specimen including the control beam is casted. The flexural behavior of basalt fibre reinforced beam enhanced with wire mesh epoxy composite is then compared with the control beam. Based on this study, the beam specimen with the addition of basalt fiber enhanced with welded wire mesh U – wrapped completely attained higher strength than control beam and is 42.6% more stronger. Keywords: Rehabilitation, Basalt Fibre, Wire Mesh Epoxy Composite I. INTRODUCTION A major problem that is currently facing the building and construction industry is the deterioration of concrete structures over time. In addition, many civil structures are no longer considered safe due to increased load specifications in the design codes, the overloading or under design of existing structures, or a lack of quality control. To maintain efficient serviceability, older structures must be repaired or strengthened so that they meet the same requirements demanded of the structures being built today and in the future. It is both economically and environmentally satisfactory to upgrade structures rather than rebuild them if this can be done using simple, effective, and rapid methods [7] . Pasting steel plates onto the soffits of beams was the earliest adopted and investigated method. Although the capacities, stiffness and cracking performance of the beams strengthened in this way are improved, the steel plate pasting method also has some disadvantages, such as the corrosion of the steel plates and the difficulty of handling and transporting long plates. Furthermore, a steel plate is difficult to adapt to the profile of a concrete surface. To solve the problems with steel plates, the fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) was introduced. The use of FRP for strengthening beams has attracted considerable attention worldwide due to the excellent durability and high strength-to-weight ratio of this material. FRP laminates can be installed quickly and can conform to curved surfaces well. However, they have no marked effect on the stiffness of RC beams because of the limit on the thickness of FRP laminates. Furthermore, strengthening with bonded FRP laminates requires the additional use of epoxy adhesive, an organic material with unqualified fire resistance. In addition, the high cost of FRP is also an issue to consider [7] . Industry is always trying to find new, better and economical material to manufacture new product, which is very beneficial to the industry. Today a significant growth is observed in the manufacture of composite material. With this in mind energy conservation, corrosion risk, the sustainability and environment are important when a product is changed or new product is manufactures. Basalt fiber is a high performance non-metallic fiber made from basalt rock melted at high temperature. Basalt rock can also make basalt rock, chopped basalt fiber, basalt fabrics and continuous filament wire [9] . Basalt fiber originates from volcanic magma and volcanoes, a very hot fluid or semi fluid material under the earth’s crust, solidified in the open air. Basalt is a common term used for a variety of volcanic rock, which are gray dark in colour. The molten rock is then extruded through small nozzles to produce continuous filaments of basalt fiber. The basalt fibers do not contain any other additives in a single producing process, which gives additional advantage in cost. Basalt rock fibers have no toxic reaction with air or water, are noncombustible and explosion proof. When in contact with other chemicals they produce no chemical reaction that may damage health or the environment. Basalt fiber has good hardness and thermal properties. Basalt fibers have been successfully used for foundation such as slabs on ground International Journal of Applied Engineering Research ISSN 0973-4562 Volume 14, Number 12, 2019 (Special Issue) © Research India Publications. http://www.ripublication.com Page 72 of 76

Flexural Behaviour of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beam Enhanced with Wire Mesh Epoxy Composite

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