Origin

China

1.      COMPOSITION AND PRESENTATION

The BFRP composite rebar is made from high strength basalt fibers along with an extremely durable vinyl ester resin. The basalt fibers impart strength to the rod while the vinyl ester resin imparts excellent corrosion resistance properties in harsh chemical and alkaline environments. BFRP rebar significantly improves the longevity of civil engineering structures where corrosion is a major factor. As compared to conventional steel rebars, composite rebars should be a suitable alternative to steel reinforcing in:

·   Architectural Concrete: cast stone, architectural cladding, balusters, column facades, window

lentils, architectural precast elements, hand railing, and statuary and fountains, etc.

·   Concrete exposed to deicing salts in: bridge decks, railroad grade crossings, median barriers

parking garage elements, and salt storage facilities, etc.

·   Concrete exposed to marine salts in: seawalls, water breaks, buildings & structures near waterfront,

aquaculture operations, and floating marine docks, etc.

·   Applications Subjected to Other Corrosive Agents:Wastewater treatment plants; petrochemical

plants; pulp/paper mills; liquid gas plants; pipelines / tanks for fossil fuel; cooling towers; chimneys;

mining operations of various types; nuclear power and dump plants.

·   Applications Requiring Low Electric Conductivity or Electromagnetic Neutrality: Aluminum

and copper smelting plants; manholes for electrical and telephone communication equipment; bases

for transmission / telecommunication towers; airport control towers; magnetic resonance imaging in

hospitals; railroad crossing sites, and specialized military structures.

·   Tunneling / Boring Applications Requiring Reinforcement of Temporary Concrete Structures:

Structures including mining walls; underground rapid transit structures and underground vertical shafts.

·   Weight Sensitive Structures: Concrete construction in areas of poor load bearing soil conditions, remote

geographical locations, sensitive environmental areas, or active seismic sites posing special issues that the use of

lightweight reinforcement will solve.

·   Thermally Sensitive Applications: Apartment patio decks; thermally insulated concrete housing and basements;

thermally heated floors and conditioning rooms.

2.      PROPERTIES & APPLICATION

Reasons Why Composite R-bar is Superior to Epoxy Coated Steel Bar:

 Non-corrosive

 Tensile strength is more than twice that of steel

 Non-metallic and non-conductive

 Consistent modulus of elasticity

 Deformation patterns are the same as with steel

 Four times lighter than steel

 Pre-fabricated  ACI standard angles and bends available

 Coefficient of thermal expansion more similar to concrete than that of steel

3.MAIN TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS