Skip to main content
Have a personal or library account? Click to login
Impact damage and energy-absorption mechanisms of basalt–steel hybrid fibre-reinforced low-carbon shotcrete for underground roadways Cover

Impact damage and energy-absorption mechanisms of basalt–steel hybrid fibre-reinforced low-carbon shotcrete for underground roadways

By: ,   and    
Open Access
|Sep 2026

References

  1. ACI Committee 506. Guide to shotcrete. Farmington Hills (MI): American Concrete Institute. 2016
  2. Zhou, F., Zhang, B., Pan, Y., Zhou, Y., Mechanical performance of fiber-reinforced shotcrete for underground mines, Buildings, 2025, 15(20): 3689. 10.3390/buildings15203689
  3. Khan, M. U., Tahir, M. U., Emad, M. Z., Raza, M. A., Saki, S. A., Investigating strength anisotropy of plain and steel fiber reinforced shotcrete, Min Metall Explor., 2023, 40(1): 291–303. 10.1007/s42461-022-00715-9
  4. Choi, S., Panov, V., Han, S., Yun, K. K., Natural fiber-reinforced shotcrete mixture: Quantitative assessment of the impact of fiber on fresh and plastic shrinkage cracking properties, Constr Build Mater., 2023, 366: 130032. 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.130032
  5. Khan, M., Cao, M., Chu, S. H., Ali, M., Properties of hybrid steel-basalt fiber reinforced concrete exposed to different surrounding conditions, Constr Build Mater., 2022, 322: 126340. 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126340
  6. Khan, M., Cao, M., Xie, C., Ali, M., Effectiveness of hybrid steel-basalt fiber reinforced concrete under compression, Case Stud Constr Mater., 2022, 16: e00941. 10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e00941
  7. Jenifer, J. V., Brindha, D., Development of hybrid steel-basalt fiber reinforced concrete—in aspects of flexure, fracture and microstructure, Rev Constr., 2021, 20(1): 62–90. 10.7764/rdlc.20.1.62
  8. Li, Y., Zhang, J., He, Y., Huang, G., Li, J., Niu, Z., Gao, B., A review on durability of basalt fiber reinforced concrete, Compos Sci Technol., 2022, 225: 109519. 10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109519
  9. Khan, M., Cao, M., Ali, M., Cracking behaviour and constitutive modelling of hybrid fibre reinforced concrete, J Build Eng., 2020, 30: 101272. 10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101272
  10. Ibrahim, S. M., Almusallam, T. H., Al-Salloum, Y. A., Abadel, A. A., Abbas, H., Strain rate dependent behavior and modeling for compression response of hybrid fiber reinforced concrete, Lat Am J Solids Struct., 2016, 13: 1695–1715. 10.1590/1679-78252717
  11. Almusallam, T. H., Ibrahim, S. M., Al-Salloum, Y. A., Abadel, A. A., Abbas, H., Analytical and experimental investigations on the fracture behavior of hybrid fiber reinforced concrete, Cem Concr Compos., 2016, 74: 201–217. 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2016.10.002
  12. Thorne, J., Bompa, D. V., Funari, M. F., Garcia-Troncoso, N., Environmental impact evaluation of low-carbon concrete incorporating fly ash and limestone, Clean Mater., 2024, 12: 100242. 10.1016/j.clema.2024.100242
  13. Sirivivatnanon, V., Xue, C., Khatri, R., Service-life design of low-carbon concrete containing fly ash and slag under marine tidal conditions, ACI Mater J., 2022, 119(6): 149–164. 10.14359/51737226
  14. European Federation for Specialist Construction Chemicals and Concrete Systems. European specification for sprayed concrete. Farnham: EFNARC, 1996
  15. ASTM International. ASTM C1604/C1604M-05(2019): Standard test method for obtaining and testing drilled cores of shotcrete. West Conshohocken (PA): ASTM International, 2019. 10.1520/C1604_C1604M-05R19
  16. ASTM International. ASTM C496/C496M-17: Standard test method for splitting tensile strength of cylindrical concrete specimens, West Conshohocken (PA): ASTM International; 2017
  17. British Standards Institution. BS EN 14651:2005 + A1:2007: Test method for metallic fibre concrete—measuring the flexural tensile strength (limit of proportionality, residual). London: BSI, 2007. 10.3403/30092475
  18. RILEM TC 162-TDF, Test and design methods for steel fibre reinforced concrete: Bending test, Mater Struct., 2002, 35(9): 579–582. 10.1007/BF02483127
  19. Kariem, M. A., Santiago, R. C., Govender, R., Shu, D. W., Ruan, D., Nurick, G., et al., Round-Robin test of split Hopkinson pressure bar, Int J Impact Eng., 2019, 126: 62–75. 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2018.12.003
  20. Lacidogna, G., Piana, G., Accornero, F., Carpinteri, A., Multi-technique damage monitoring of concrete beams: Acoustic emission, digital image correlation, dynamic identification, Constr Build Mater., 2020, 242: 118114. 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118114
  21. Jiao, H., Chen, X., Yang, X., Wang, Y., Yang, Y., Chen, X., et al. Quantifying computed tomography of basalt fiber-reinforced concrete under unconfined compression, Crystals, 2022, 12(3): 360. 10.3390/cryst12030360
  22. Kaczmarczyk, G. P., Kinasz, R., Bilozir, V., Bidenko, I. Application of X-ray computed tomography to verify bond failures mechanism of fiber-reinforced fine-grain concrete, Materials, 2022, 15(6): 2193. 10.3390/ma15062193
  23. British Standards Institution, BS EN 15804:2012 + A2:2019: Sustainability of construction works—environmental product declarations—core rules for the product category of construction products. London: BSI, 2019
  24. Jones, C., Inventory of Carbon and Energy (ICE) Database, version 3.0. Circular Ecology, 2019
  25. Zhang, C., Wang, Y., Zhang, X., Ding, Y., Xu, P., Mechanical properties and microstructure of basalt fiber-reinforced recycled concrete, J Clean Prod., 2021, 278: 123252. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123252
  26. Liu, M., Dai, W., Zhong, C., Yang, X., Study on mechanical properties and microstructure of basalt fiber reactive powder concrete, Buildings, 2022, 12(10): 1734. 10.3390/buildings12101734
  27. Wang, Y., Huang, X., Wang, J., Zhang, X., Surface microstructure of basalt fiber after surface modification and mechanical properties of concrete reinforced with modified basalt fiber, J Mater Civ Eng., 2023, 35(11): 04023366. 10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-15920
  28. Cui, Y., Tan, Z., Zhou, Z., Wu, J., Wang, J., Preparation and application of low rebound liquid alkali-free accelerator for shotcrete, Constr Build Mater., 2023, 367: 130220. 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.130220
  29. Li, Z., Yao, X., Chen, Y., Lu, T., Ye, G., A low-autogenous-shrinkage alkali-activated slag and fly ash concrete, Appl Sci., 2020, 10(17): 6092. 10.3390/app10176092
  30. Yan, X., Wang, F., Luo, Y., Liu, X., Yang, Z., Mao, H., Mechanical performance study of basalt-polyethylene fiber reinforced concrete under dynamic compressive loading, Constr Build Mater., 2023, 409: 133935. 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133935
  31. Zhou, C., Dai, F., Liu, Y., Wei, M., Gai, W., Experimental assessment on the dynamic mechanical characteristics and cracking mechanism of hybrid basalt-sisal fiber reinforced concrete, J Build Eng., 2024, 88: 109151. 10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109151
  32. Chen, J., Xiang, D., Wang, Z., Wu, G., Wang, G., Dynamic tensile strength enhancement of concrete in split Hopkinson pressure bar test, Adv Mech Eng., 2018, 10(6): 1–10. 10.1177/1687814018782301
  33. Sha, H., Liu, J., Fu, X., Investigation of dynamic compression properties of basalt fibre reactive powder concrete, Adv Cem Res., 2024, 36(7): 320–336. 10.1680/jadcr.23.00007
  34. Ganorkar, K., Goel, M. D., Chakraborty, T., Specimen size effect and dynamic increase factor for basalt fiber-reinforced concrete using split hopkinson pressure bar, J Mater Civ Eng., 2021, 33(12): 04021356. 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003992
  35. Huang, R., Guan, Z., Qin, J., Wen, Y., Lai, Z., Strain rate effect of concrete based on split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) test, J Build Eng., 2024, 86: 108856. 10.1016/j.jobe.2024.108856
  36. Zhang, S., Liu, C., Zhang, G., Zhao, Y., Chen, Z., Li, N., Strain-rate-dependent performances of polypropylene-basalt hybrid fibers reinforced concrete under dynamic splitting tension, J Build Eng., 2024, 96: 110654. 10.1016/j.jobe.2024.110654
  37. Taghipoor, H., Sadeghian, A., Experimental investigation of single and hybrid-fiber reinforced concrete under drop weight test, Structures, 2022, 43: 1073–1083. 10.1016/j.istruc.2022.07.030
  38. Wang, Q., Ding, Y., Zhang, Y., Castro, C., Effect of macro polypropylene fiber and basalt fiber on impact resistance of basalt fiber-reinforced polymer-reinforced concrete, Struct Concr., 2021, 22(1): 503–515. 10.1002/suco.201900482
  39. Guo, Y., Chen, X., Yang, H., Hu, L., Zhang, J., Fan, X., Experimental study on direct tension behavior of concrete through combined digital image correlation and acoustic emission techniques, Struct Concr., 2019, 20(6): 2042–2055. 10.1002/suco.201800354
  40. Bakour, A., Ftima, M. B., Chéruel, A., Combination of acoustic emission and digital image correlation monitoring for wedge splitting tests on large concrete specimens, Constr Build Mater., 2022, 322: 126496. 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126496
  41. Li, X., Chen, X., Jivkov, A. P., Hu, J., Investigation of tensile fracture of rubberized self-compacting concrete by acoustic emission and digital image correlation, Struct Control Health Monit., 2021, 28(8): e2744. 10.1002/stc.2744
  42. Zhang, Y., Zhu, X., Evaluation of pore and fiber distribution characteristics of hybrid fiber reinforced lightweight aggregate concrete using X-ray computed tomography, J Build Eng., 2023, 80: 108105. 10.1016/j.jobe.2023.108105
  43. Ríos, J. D., Cifuentes, H., Leiva, C., Seitl, S., Analysis of the mechanical and fracture behavior of heated ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete by X-ray computed tomography, Cem Concr Res., 2019, 119: 77–88. 10.1016/j.cemconres.2019.02.015
  44. Adili, E., Kheyroddin, A. Fiber interfacial transition zone concept for steel fiber-reinforced concrete by SEM observation, J Appl Res Technol., 2021, 19(4): 294–307. 10.22201/icat.24486736e.2021.19.4.1024
  45. Fang, G., Zhang, M., Multiscale micromechanical analysis of alkali-activated fly ash-slag paste, Cem Concr Res., 2020, 135: 106141. 10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106141
  46. Bondar, D., Nanukuttan , S., External sulphate attack on alkali-activated slag and slag/fly ash concrete, Buildings, 2022, 12(2): 94. 10.3390/buildings12020094
  47. Yang, C., You, J. J., Huang, Y. W., Ji, X. M., Song, Q. Y., Liu, Q. F., Low-carbon enhancement of fly ash geopolymer concrete: Lateral deformation, microstructure evolution and environmental impact, J Clean Prod., 2023, 422: 138610. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138610
  48. Wang, K. J., Kwon, S. J., Wang, XY., Optimized design of low-carbon fly ash-slag composite concrete considering carbonation durability and CO2 concentration rising impacts, Materials, 2025, 18(14): 3418. 10.3390/ma18143418
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2026-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X (formerly 2083-124X) | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
Language: English
Page range: 45 - 62
Submitted on: Aug 3, 2026
Accepted on: Sep 3, 2026
Published on: Sep 30, 2026
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Shuo Wang, Qibin Zhu, Tong Shen, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.