Fibre reinforced plastics are increasingly being used as replacements for steel reinforcement in concrete structures. The reinforcement can be untensioned, or it can be in the form of prestressing tendons. It is also suitable for gluing onto the outside of a structure to improve flexural or shear performance. This book provides up-to-date research results to give engineers confidence in their design methods. Originally, it was thought that steel bars could be replaced by equivalent FRP rods, but their properties are significantly different and optimum use is made when the properties of FRP are considered from the outset. This collection of papers explores a variety of topics, including: durability; externally bonded flexural reinforcement; externally bonded shear reinforcement; untensioned or prestressed reinforcement; bond; shear; confinement of concrete in columns or compression zones; seismic behaviour and economics. Written by the leading international researchers in this field, the book compares current practice in the UK, Europe, the USA and Japan, and considers how the topic can be codified to assist widespread use of this exciting new technology.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ice Publishing
ISBN-13
9780727730299
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94364291
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
1000 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Frprcs-5: Fibre-Reinforced Plastics for Reinforced Concrete Structures