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Abstract

Recently, basalt fibre reinforced polymer (BFRP) reinforcements are viable alternate to conventional steel reinforcements due to their high tensile strength, light-weight and good corrosion resistance. This paper presents the flexural response of concrete one-way slabs reinforced internally with BFRP and conventional reinforcements. A total of six concrete one -way slabs measuring 2000mm in length, 500mm in breadth and 100mm in depth were constructed. All slabs were tested under four -point bending over a clear span of 1800mm up to failure. The slab test results are described with regard to flexural capacity, deflection, crack width, and failure mode. It has shown that the ultimate load carrying capacity of BFRP slabs were greater than the conventional slabs. However, the BFRP slabs produce higher deflection and crack-widths compared to conventional slabs.