Single pullout experiment and reinforcement properties of basalt fiber in vegetation concrete

Abstract

AbstractBasalt fiber (BF) reinforced vegetation concrete (VC) technique has attracted the attention of researchers. In order to investigate the reinforcement properties of BF reinforced VC, the optimal BF length and content. Through the single BF pullout test and direct shear test, the properties of interfacial strength between BF/VC and the reliability of the formula for calculating the optimal BF reinforcement length are studied. It has been found that the designed equipment is an efficient method to obtain the interfacial peak shear strength and residual shear strength of BF/VC. Moreover, the direct shear test proves the feasibility of the formula, which is used as a basis for mixing BF length in engineering. The anchoring effect between the cement hydration product and the fiber in the VC changes the mechanical action between BF/VC and significantly improves the shear strength of the interface. Higher dry density effectively enhanced the peak tension of a single BF by 149.23%. The optimal BF length and content make the softening degree of vegetation concrete not evident, which improves the durability of VC engineering. The formula of optimum fiber reinforced length and empirical formula can be used as reference for mixing basalt fiber in practical engineering.