Last week I was very excited to read about the following use of basalt in Hawaii... The Hawaii County Department of Research and Development has laid the groundwork for three slabs of concrete that will act as prototypes for a sidewalk made of what is being called “lunar concrete.” The project, which is testing out volcanic basalt fines rather than using tradition … [Read more...]
NEW STUDY OF BASALT IN CONCRETE
Link to PDF: Sustainability of RCC using Basalt composite Rebars-MasterBuilder.pdf … [Read more...]
Thin concrete walls made by use of Basalt mesh!
David South, President of Monolithic, shows off what we can do with basalt reinforcement and thin concrete construction. Flower beds made by Monolithic Domes using Basalt mesh and rebars! Concrete savings make up the price difference of steel rebars and the walls last and last! … [Read more...]
More SKIS with Basalt
Fischer Skis - Basalite Technology - the lightness of skiing June 15, 2010: The next generation: volcanic basalt fibres reduce the weight and enable perfect flex characteristics in all temperature ranges. … [Read more...]
Basalt makes GREAT skis!
Check out the skis made with Basalt! Light and strong with great response. … [Read more...]