Recent Advancement in Fibre Reinforced Polymer Reinforcing Bars and Pultruded Sections
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Fibers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2023) | Viewed by 4512
Special Issue Editors
Interests: FRP; prestressed concrete; green construction materials; seismic rehabilitation of bridges and building; precast concrete; composite structures
Interests: reinforced and prestressed concrete structures; FRP composite; sustainable materials; structural health monitoring; durability
Interests: engineered composite materials; composite railway sleepers; FRP bars in concrete structures; sandwich structures; structural testing; finite element simulation
Interests: construction materials; building materials; concrete; concrete technology; civil engineering; structural engineering; infrastructure; sustainable buildings
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-reinforcing bars and pultruded sections have emerged as efficient and cost-effective materials in civil engineering and construction. Although the general understanding around the FRP bars and pultruded sections has been improved, and their real-life applications has been increased significantly over the past decade, there are still gaps in the knowledge which limits the potential use and applications of these bars and pultruded sections.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the recent developments and applications of FRP bars and pultruded sections. This includes the behaviour of FRP bars both at the material level and structural level. The topics proposed for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Modeling, design, manufacture, and application of FRP bars and pultruded sections;
- Field applications and case studies;
- Behavior of FRP-reinforced concrete structures and pultruded sections;
- Durability and long-term performance of FRP bars and pultruded sections under different environmental conditions;
- Performance of FRP bars and pultruded sections under fire and high temperature;
- Effects of fibers, resins, and sizing on the physical and mechanical durability of pultruded FRP composites;
- Bond behavior of FRP bars and pultruded sections in concrete and composites;
- Creep, fatigue, dynamic, impact, and cyclic behavior of FRP bars and pultruded sections;
- Structural health monitoring for FRP-reinforced concrete and composite structures;
- Standards/codes;
- Life cycle assessment.
Dr. Reza Hassanli
Dr. Martin Noël
Prof. Dr. Allan Manalo
Dr. Enrique del Rey Castillo
Guest Editors
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