Basalt fibers: the green material of the XXI-century, for a sustainable restoration of historical buildings

[EN] In recent decades in the construction industry, the need to experience consolidation techniques with non-corroding materials is being developed. Studies and tests have been led about integration of basalt fibers in concrete structures: they have shown improvements both in terms of mechanical st...

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Author: Di Ruocco, Giacomo
Format: article
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repository:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Language:English
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Keyword:Basalt fiber
Sustainable restoration
Historic buildings
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spelling Basalt fibers: the green material of the XXI-century, for a sustainable restoration of historical buildingsDi Ruocco, GiacomoBasalt fiberSustainable restorationHistoric buildings[EN] In recent decades in the construction industry, the need to experience consolidation techniques with non-corroding materials is being developed. Studies and tests have been led about integration of basalt fibers in concrete structures: they have shown improvements both in terms of mechanical strength and in terms of intervention of consolidation durability (Ólafsson, Thorhallsson, 2009). The basalt rock can be used to produce not only basalt bars, but also fabrics, paddings, continuous filaments and basalt network. Some applications of these basalt-composites materials concern the consolidation of civil construction structures, thermal and acoustic insulation, security clothing, etc. Some years ago the Italian company ENEA (National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) has signed an agreement with HG GBF (one of the world's leading companies in the production of basalt fibers), for the verification of possible applications of this material in the construction field but also in the nautical and automotive ones. The use of basalt fiber in construction could present a series of advantages: natural origin, a cycle of production to lower energy impact compared to other fibers, a high chemical inertia and thus a high degree of durability, low thermal conductivity, good mechanical and thermo-acoustic properties, high fire resistance, a competitive cost and, in general, more environmental compatibility and sustainability than other synthetic fibers.Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20162016-12-20journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/75623reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento - No comercial (by-nc) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/756232026-06-13T07:49:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Basalt fibers: the green material of the XXI-century, for a sustainable restoration of historical buildings
title Basalt fibers: the green material of the XXI-century, for a sustainable restoration of historical buildings
spellingShingle Basalt fibers: the green material of the XXI-century, for a sustainable restoration of historical buildings
Di Ruocco, Giacomo
Basalt fiber
Sustainable restoration
Historic buildings
title_short Basalt fibers: the green material of the XXI-century, for a sustainable restoration of historical buildings
title_full Basalt fibers: the green material of the XXI-century, for a sustainable restoration of historical buildings
title_fullStr Basalt fibers: the green material of the XXI-century, for a sustainable restoration of historical buildings
title_full_unstemmed Basalt fibers: the green material of the XXI-century, for a sustainable restoration of historical buildings
title_sort Basalt fibers: the green material of the XXI-century, for a sustainable restoration of historical buildings
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Di Ruocco, Giacomo
author Di Ruocco, Giacomo
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Basalt fiber
Sustainable restoration
Historic buildings
topic Basalt fiber
Sustainable restoration
Historic buildings
description [EN] In recent decades in the construction industry, the need to experience consolidation techniques with non-corroding materials is being developed. Studies and tests have been led about integration of basalt fibers in concrete structures: they have shown improvements both in terms of mechanical strength and in terms of intervention of consolidation durability (Ólafsson, Thorhallsson, 2009). The basalt rock can be used to produce not only basalt bars, but also fabrics, paddings, continuous filaments and basalt network. Some applications of these basalt-composites materials concern the consolidation of civil construction structures, thermal and acoustic insulation, security clothing, etc. Some years ago the Italian company ENEA (National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) has signed an agreement with HG GBF (one of the world's leading companies in the production of basalt fibers), for the verification of possible applications of this material in the construction field but also in the nautical and automotive ones. The use of basalt fiber in construction could present a series of advantages: natural origin, a cycle of production to lower energy impact compared to other fibers, a high chemical inertia and thus a high degree of durability, low thermal conductivity, good mechanical and thermo-acoustic properties, high fire resistance, a competitive cost and, in general, more environmental compatibility and sustainability than other synthetic fibers.
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