VARIABILITY OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BASALT FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER BARS MANUFACTURED BY WET-LAYUP METHOD
Introduction
The civil engineering sector has benefited from the development of different materials that offer different benefits such as reliability and high tensile strength. Fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) are one of the materials that have proved their usefulness in the construction of bridges and buildings. FPR has been researched extensively and has proven to be a reliable construction material. There are two types of FPR bars commonly used as reinforcement material; these are glass (GFRP) and carbon ( CFRP).The third type is aramid (AFRP) that is used to a less extent compared to the other two. The research studies
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