Behavior of Small-Scale Concrete Cylinders in Compression Laterally Confined by Basalt Fiber and PEN Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials

Table 1 Physical properties of various fibers.

Type	Tensile strength (MPa)	Rupture strain	Elastic modulus (GPa)	Density (g/mm³)	Remarks
Carbon fiber	1970	0.012	169.0	0.0018
Aramid fiber	2209	0.028	80.1	0.0014
Glass fiber	792	0.018	45.0	0.0025
Basalt fiber	1226	0.019	68.4	0.0027
PEN fiber	842	0.090	17.5	0.0014	Nonlinear σ–ε relationship
PET fiber	613	0.150	7.1	0.0014	Nonlinear σ–ε relationship