Flexural Modelling and Finite Element Analysis of FRC Beams Reinforced with PVA and Basalt Fibres and Their Validation

Table 1

Material and mixture composition used in the experimental program.

Materials	Series “P”			Series “S”			Series “M”
Ordinary Portland cement (OPC)	450 kg/m^3			405 kg/m^3			405 kg/m^3
Silica fume	—			45 kg/m^3			—
Metakaolin	—			—			45 kg/m^3
Fine aggregate	670 kg/m^3
Coarse aggregates	600 kg/m^3 (aggregate size: <10 mm), 500 kg/m^3 (aggregate size: 10 to 20 mm)
Fibre content	0	13 kg/m^3	26 kg/m^3	0	13 kg/m^3	26 kg/m^3	0	13 kg/m^3	26 kg/m^3
		26 kg/m^3	52 kg/m^3		26 kg/m^3	52 kg/m^3		26 kg/m^3	52 kg/m^3
		39 kg/m^3	78 kg/m^3		39 kg/m^3	78 kg/m^3		39 kg/m^3	78 kg/m^3
		(PVA)	(Basalt)		(PVA)	(Basalt)		(PVA)	(Basalt)

Note. In series, “P” represents plain concrete (without silica fume or metakaolin), “S” represents silica fume concrete, and “M” represents metakaolin concrete.