Basalt Concrete Reinforcement

Reinforcement bars are used as a tension device to reinforce and strengthen concrete in building structures.

Basalt FRP (fibre reinforced polymer) was used in guidewalls instead of standard steel reinforcement bars. Basalt is a naturally occurring volcanic rock that provides similar strengths to steel reinforcement in the right applications.

Basalt FRP is 5 times lighter than steel whilst providing similar levels of reinforcement strengths for the right applications.

This also has a 74% reduction in kgCO2e than that of virgin steel and 22% less than 100% recycled steel.

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