ABSTRACT

High strength fibre composites (FRPs) have been used with civil structures since the 1980s, mostly in the repair, strengthening and retrofitting of concrete structures. This has attracted considerable research, and the industry has expanded exponentially in the last decade. Design guidelines have been developed by professional organizations in a nu

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|31 pages

Constituent materials

chapter 3|5 pages

Fabrication techniques

chapter 4|30 pages

Common repair systems

chapter 5|79 pages

Flexure: Reinforced concrete

chapter 6|64 pages

Flexure: Prestressed concrete

chapter 7|23 pages

Shear in beams

chapter 8|39 pages

Columns

chapter 9|37 pages

Load testing