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Sustainable Basalt Reinforced Concrete Post
Basalt reinforced concrete to create a sustainable concrete post suitable for use in agricultural and livestock environments is one which has some merit. Basalt is an eco-friendly material originating from volcanic (igneous) rock. Basalt rebar is non-toxic and non-corrosive and will not wick moisture or conduct electricity. Concrete is an extremely brittle material that resists stresses while under compression, when reinforced with basalt (in the form of rebar), concrete is able to better withstand these tensile and shear stresses. Poles currently used in the Agri sector are either made of wood, pressure treated wood or steel reinforced concrete. Wood is subject to decay, and in the case of pressure treated wood exposure to chemical preservatives and leeching in to surrounding soil may cause contamination. If livestock eat the wood, they can be adversely affected. Available teel reinforced concrete posts have been observed to have experienced a significant amount of deformation that results in major cracks forming thereby exposing the steel reinforcement. These steel reinforced concrete posts are vulnerable to corrosion due other environmental factors such as rain, and freeze thaw cycles. Hence, using non-corrosive, green rebar (basalt) provides a superior alternative to the steel rebar currently being used. In this study, twelve (12) concrete posts with dimensions of:8 cm × 8 cm,10 cm × 10 cm and 14 cm × 14 cm; along with two (2) rebar configurations (one (1) rebar in the center of the post and four (4) rebars placed symmetrically at each corner) were tested to determine the optimal design, cost and desired strength for the proposed concrete pole.
Sustainable Basalt Reinforced Concrete Post
Basalt reinforced concrete to create a sustainable concrete post suitable for use in agricultural and livestock environments is one which has some merit. Basalt is an eco-friendly material originating from volcanic (igneous) rock. Basalt rebar is non-toxic and non-corrosive and will not wick moisture or conduct electricity. Concrete is an extremely brittle material that resists stresses while under compression, when reinforced with basalt (in the form of rebar), concrete is able to better withstand these tensile and shear stresses. Poles currently used in the Agri sector are either made of wood, pressure treated wood or steel reinforced concrete. Wood is subject to decay, and in the case of pressure treated wood exposure to chemical preservatives and leeching in to surrounding soil may cause contamination. If livestock eat the wood, they can be adversely affected. Available teel reinforced concrete posts have been observed to have experienced a significant amount of deformation that results in major cracks forming thereby exposing the steel reinforcement. These steel reinforced concrete posts are vulnerable to corrosion due other environmental factors such as rain, and freeze thaw cycles. Hence, using non-corrosive, green rebar (basalt) provides a superior alternative to the steel rebar currently being used. In this study, twelve (12) concrete posts with dimensions of:8 cm × 8 cm,10 cm × 10 cm and 14 cm × 14 cm; along with two (2) rebar configurations (one (1) rebar in the center of the post and four (4) rebars placed symmetrically at each corner) were tested to determine the optimal design, cost and desired strength for the proposed concrete pole.
Sustainable Basalt Reinforced Concrete Post
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Walbridge, Scott (editor) / Nik-Bakht, Mazdak (editor) / Ng, Kelvin Tsun Wai (editor) / Shome, Manas (editor) / Alam, M. Shahria (editor) / el Damatty, Ashraf (editor) / Lovegrove, Gordon (editor) / Zohrehheydariha, J. (author) / Bastani, A. (author) / Paini, B. (author)
Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference ; 2021
Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021 ; Chapter: 37 ; 457-463
2022-06-01
7 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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