Composites for Construction: Structural Design with FRP Materials

✍ Scribed by Lawrence C. Bank(auth.)

• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 567
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The first textbook on the design of FRP for structural engineering applications

Composites for Construction is a one-of-a-kind guide to understanding fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) and designing and retrofitting structures with FRP. Written and organized like traditional textbooks on steel, concrete, and wood design, it demystifies FRP composites and demonstrates how both new and retrofit construction projects can especially benefit from these materials, such as offshore and waterfront structures, bridges, parking garages, cooling towers, and industrial buildings.

The code-based design guidelines featured in this book allow for demonstrated applications to immediately be implemented in the real world. Covered codes and design guidelines include ACI 440, ASCE Structural Plastics Design Manual, EUROCOMP Design Code, AASHTO Specifications, and manufacturer-published design guides. Procedures are provided to the structural designer on how to use this combination of code-like documents to design with FRP profiles.

In four convenient sections, Composites for Construction covers:
* An introduction to FRP applications, products and properties, and to the methods of obtaining the characteristic properties of FRP materials for use in structural design
* The design of concrete structural members reinforced with FRP reinforcing bars
* Design of FRP strengthening systems such as strips, sheets, and fabrics for upgrading the strength and ductility of reinforced concrete structural members
* The design of trusses and frames made entirely of FRP structural profiles produced by the pultrusion processContent:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–39):
Chapter 2 Materials and Manufacturing (pages 40–77):
Chapter 3 Properties of FRP Composites (pages 78–127):
Chapter 4 Design Basis for FRP Reinforcements (pages 128–142):
Chapter 5 FRP Flexural Reinforcement (pages 143–181):
Chapter 6 FRP Shear Reinforcement (pages 182–197):
Chapter 7 FRP Reinforcement Detailing (pages 198–213):
Chapter 8 Design Basis for FRP Strengthening (pages 214–226):
Chapter 9 FRP Flexural Strengthening (pages 227–287):
Chapter 10 FRP Shear Strengthening (pages 288–315):
Chapter 11 FRP Confining (pages 316–358):
Chapter 12 Design Basis for FRP Profiles (pages 359–383):
Chapter 13 Pultruded Flexural Members (pages 384–435):
Chapter 14 Pultruded Axial Members (pages 436–483):
Chapter 15 Pultruded Connections (pages 484–526):