Fiber Reinforced Polymers Applications as Reinforcement of Concrete Structures—Design Aspects, Tests and Analysis, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editors
Interests: FRP; RC; reinforced concrete; SFRC; fiber reinforced concrete; beam; shear; flexure; FEM; finite elements; columns; joints; repair; strengthening; rehabilitation; RC jacket
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Interests: FRP; reinforced concrete; shear; tentioned concrete; steel fiber reinforced concrete; repair; tortion; structural health monitoring; strengthening and structural rehabilitation
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Interests: reinfrorced concrete; fiber reinforced polymers; FRP; CFRP; shear; tortion; beams; joints; strengthening; rehabilitation; anchorage; anchors; externally bonded; NSM
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The investigation of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) as a main, supplementary and strengthening reinforcement in concrete structures has received significant attention in recent years. The growing need for non-corrosive and durable reinforcement has resulted in a rise in the number of FRP reinforcement manufacturers worldwide, and these have produced a wide range of materials with a variety of properties including textile composite reinforcement and FRP bars. The successful application of FRPs as a reinforcement in concrete structures is becoming more frequent as different national and international provisions and recommendations regarding the performance of construction and design with FRP have been established in recent decades. Researchers have focused on the investigation of FRP composites to create novel and efficient solutions to address the ever-increasing challenges associated with aging in infrastructure. Innovative FRP reinforcement solutions are being presented more often, and the benefits of these implementations over traditional steel reinforcing methods are being proven.
This Special Issue will highlight current developments and innovations regarding the use of FRP as a reinforcement in existing or newly constructed concrete structures. Studies involving the integration of FRPs in concrete structural members and structures, including traditional and modern experimental, numerical and analytical investigations, are welcome. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics: the use of FRP systems in reinforced concrete structural members, as well as the performance of FRPs (including bond performance) under monotonic and cyclic loadings and various environmental exposures.
Dr. Violetta Kytinou
Prof. Dr. Constantin Chalioris
Dr. Adamantis Zapris
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fiber reinforced polymers (FRPs)
- fiber-reinforced bars
- concrete
- reinforced concrete (RC)
- repair
- strengthening
- mechanical properties
- experimental study
- bond behavior
- numerical modeling
- structural behavior
- field applications
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