Abstract
Since the beginning of the use of reinforced concrete, harsh environments have been known to have some of the most damaging effects on it. Where, Chlorides and sulphates cause cracking of the concrete and corrosion of the reinforced steel. As a result, research has explored the use of carbon fibre bars as an alternative to reinforcing steel. This research focuses on studying the behaviour of “concrete members reinforced with Basalt Fibre Reinforced Polymer (BFRP) bars”. The analytical study was performed using ANSYS program. It includes all the necessary steps for creating concrete models used to analyse the behaviour of reinforced concrete members with BFRP. Five beams and seven slabs were tested. The concrete members were reinforced using two different types of basalt FRP bars (sand coated BFRPs and ribbed BFRPs). An analytical investigation was performed utilizing the ANSYS software. The study investigated three parameters: “bottom RFT, strength of concrete, volume of specimens”. Analytical models showed accurate and good results for the behaviour of concrete beams while showing different failure values for concrete slabs. The results show that the reinforcing concrete members with CFRP bars provide beams and slabs’ highest moment capacity. The analytical study on various sizes of concrete slabs confirmed that using BFRP bars for reinforcement results in a higher moment capacity compared to using steel bars.