Selected Papers from The 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2014)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The organisers of CICE 2014 (The 7th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering) are supporting a Special Issue of the Polymers Journal dedicated to the CICE 2014 conference. Selective papers were recommended through the CICE review process by the International Scietific Committee of the Conference to be expanded for a possible publication in this Special Issue. Authors been invited to submit their paper by July 1, 2015. All submissions to this Special Issue will receive a complete peer-review according to the journal guidelines; the invitation does not guarantee acceptance.
In order to meet our deadline of December 1, 2015, please note that the last date for initial paper submission is 1 July 2015, after which the submission site will be closed.
Prof. Dr. Raafat El-Hacha, PhD, FIIFC, PEng
Chairman, CICE 2014
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- FRP Strengthening
- FRP in Seismic retrofitting
- Bond and interfacial stresses
- Confinement of concrete
- FRP internal reinforcement
- Prestressing with FRP
- Durability/Long-term performance
- FRP for sustainability
- Hybrid FRP structures
- Concrete filled FRP tubes
- ALL-FRP and smart FRP structures
- Fire, impact and blast loading
- Inspection and quality assurance
- Codes and design guidelines
- FRP field applications and case studies
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Published Papers
Polymers - ISSN 2073-4360