ABSTRACT
Durability issues regarding externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in civil infrastructure continue to cast doubt about the effectiveness and long-term performance of FRPrehabilitated components. For several decades, researchers have engaged in identifying degradation mechanisms and predicting the time-dependent response of FRP composite materials under multiple exposure conditions in order to characterize the effectiveness, or ineffectiveness, of the material in environments indicative of civil infrastructure (Bank et al. 1995, Liao et al. 1998, Weitsman and Elahi 2000, Karbhari 2007).
