Effect of Chopped Basalt Fibers on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="8"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="center" colspan="8">Chemical composition of Basalt fiber (%)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">SiO<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center">Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></td><td align="center">CaO</td><td align="center">MgO</td><td align="center">FeO + Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></td><td align="center">TiO<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center">Na<sub>2</sub>O + K<sub>2</sub>O</td><td align="center">Others</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="8"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">51.6–59.3</td><td align="center">14.6–18.3</td><td align="center">5.9–9.4</td><td align="center">3.0–5.3</td><td align="center">9.0–14.0</td><td align="center">0.8–2.25</td><td align="center">0.8–2.25</td><td align="center">0.09–0.13</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="8"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>Note: chemical composition of Basalt fiber is provided by the supplier.<br/></td></tr></table>

Chemical composition of Basalt fibers chopped strands.

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Table 3: Effect of Chopped Basalt Fibers on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete 