Strengthening and rehabilitation of civil infrastructures using fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites:
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, England Woodhead Pub. 2008
Series:Woodhead Publishing in materials
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Description based on print version record. - " ... on behalf of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining."
Includes bibliographical references and index
The repair of deteriorated, damaged and substandard civil infrastructures has become one of the most important issues for the civil engineer worldwide. This important book discusses the use of externally-bonded fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites to strengthen, rehabilitate and retrofit civil engineering structures, covering such aspects as material behaviour, structural design and quality assurance. The first three chapters of the book review structurally-deficient civil engineering infrastructure, including concrete, metallic, masonry and timber structures. FRP composites used in rehabilitation and surface preparation of the component materials are also reviewed. The next four chapters deal with the design of FRP systems for the flexural and shear strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) beams and the strengthening of RC columns. The following two chapters examine the strengthening of metallic and masonry structures with FRP composites. The last four chapters of the book are devoted to practical considerations in the flexural strengthening of beams with unstressed and prestressed FRP plates, durability of externally bonded FRP composite systems, quality assurance and control, maintenance, repair, and case studies. With its distinguished editors and international team of contributors, Strengthening and rehabilitation of civil infrastructures using fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is a valuable reference guide for engineers, scientists and technical personnel in civil and structural engineering working on the rehabilitation and strengthening of the civil infrastructure. Reviews the use of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in structurally damaged and sub-standard civil engineering structuresExamines the role and benefits of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in different types of structures such as masonry and metallic strengtheningCovers practical considerations including material behaviour, structural design and quality assurance
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 398 p.)
ISBN:9781439832448
1439832447
9781845694890
1845694899
9781420087741
1420087746
9781845694487
1845694481

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