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This paper explores the durability and mechanical properties of concrete reinforced by basalt fiber, a natural inorganic nonmetallic material with a good prospect of engineering application, under magnesium sulfate corrosion. The concrete blocks with the side length of 100mm were added 0%, 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3% basalt fiber, immersed in magnesium sulfate solution with a concentration of 5.0%, and observed continuously for 270 days. After that, the test blocks were subjected to the analysis on the variation of water absorption rate, and compared with ordinary concrete through compressive strength test and ion concentration measurement. The research results show that basalt fiber partially improved the compressive strength and deformation capacity of the concrete; in the magnesium sulfate solution, the pores in basalt fiber-reinforced concrete developed slower than those in ordinary concrete; however, excessive dosage of the fiber has a negative impact on concrete durability; the most economic and rational dosage of basalt fiber is around 0.1%. In addition, a dispersion method of powder particle basalt fiber was proposed to overcome the low dispersiveness of the fiber. The research findings lay the basis for the engineering application of basalt fiber.
basalt fiber, anti-erosion ability, mechanical properties, magnesium sulfate corrosion
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