A recent increase in the use of ecofriendly, natural fibers as reinforcement for the fabrication of lightweight, low cost polymer composites can be seen globally. One such material of interest currently being extensively used is basalt fiber, which is cost-effective and offers exceptional properties over glass fibers. The prominent advantages of these composites include high specific mechano-physico-chemical properties, biodegradability, and non-abrasive qualities to name a few. This article presents a short review on basalt fibers used as a reinforcement material for composites and discusses them as an alternative to the use of glass fibers. The paper also discusses the basics of basalt chemistry and its classification. Apart from this, an attempt to showcase the increasing trend in research publications and activity in the area of basalt fibers is also covered. Further sections discuss the improvement in mechanical, thermal and chemical resistant properties achieved for applications in specific industries.

A short review on basalt fiber reinforced polymer composites

Effect of graphene oxide nanosheets of microstructure and mechanical properties of cement composites

Recent advances in vegetable oil-based polymers and their composites

Digital image correlation for surface deformation measurement: historical developments, recent advances and future goals

https://repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt/bitstream/1822/10832/1/Vegetable%20fibres.pdf

Cementitious building materials reinforced with vegetable fibres : a review

Fracture and flexural characterization of natural fiber-reinforced polymer concrete

Assessment of fracture properties of epoxy polymer concrete reinforced with short carbon and glass fibers

The mechanical behavior of polymer concrete reinforced with textile trimming waste was investigated. Two series of polymer concrete formulations were studied, with different resin/sand (i.e. binder/fine aggregate) weight ratios. In each series, recycled textile chopped fibers at 1 and 2% of the total weight was used. Flexural and compressive tests were performed at room temperature and load vs. displacement curves were plotted up to failure. In the study, both the influence of fiber content and resin/sand weight ratio were considered relative to the behavior of polymer concrete reinforced with textile fibers. A decrease in properties was observed as function of textile fibers content. When specific properties were considered, this tendency was kept. However, higher textile fibers content lead to a smoother failure, unlike brittleness failure behavior of unreinforced polymer concrete.

Effect of Textile Waste on the Mechanical Properties of Polymer Concrete

This paper presents the results of an experimental program to investigate the effect of temperature on the performance of epoxy and unsaturated polyester polymer mortars (PM). PM is a composite material in which polymeric materials are used to bond the aggregates in a fashion similar to that used in the preparation of Portland cement concrete. For this purpose, prismatic and cylindrical specimens were prepared for flexural and compressive tests, respectively, at different temperatures. Measurements of the temperature-dependent elastic modulus and the compressive and flexural strength were conducted using a thermostatic chamber attached to a universal test machine for a range of temperatures varying from room temperature to 90 oC. The flexural and compressive strength decreases as temperature increases, especially after matrix HDT. Epoxy polymer mortars are more sensitive to temperature variation than unsaturated polyester ones.

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João Reis

Papers

Fracture and flexural characterization of natural fiber-reinforced polymer concrete

Assessment of fracture properties of epoxy polymer concrete reinforced with short carbon and glass fibers

Effect of Textile Waste on the Mechanical Properties of Polymer Concrete

Effect of temperature on the mechanical properties of polymer mortars

An alternative methodology to repair localized corrosion damage in metallic pipelines with epoxy resins