1st Edition

Reinforced Concrete with FRP Bars Mechanics and Design

418 Pages
by CRC Press

418 Pages 151 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

418 Pages
by CRC Press

Corrosion-resistant, electromagnetic transparent and lightweight fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) are accepted as valid alternatives to steel in concrete reinforcement. Reinforced Concrete with FRP Bars: Mechanics and Design , a technical guide based on the authors’ more than 30 years of collective experience, provides principles, algorithms, and practical examples. Well-illustrated with... Read more
PART I. Materials and test methods. Introduction. Material properties. FRP bar properties. PART II. Analysis and design. Flexural members. Members subjected to combined axial load and bending moment. PART III. Design examples. Design of a one-way slab. Design of a T-beam. Design of a two-way slab. Reference. Design of a column. Design of square footing for a single column. Reference. Index.

Biography

Antonio Nanni is the Lester and Gwen Fisher Endowed Scholar, Professor and Chair at the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Miami, and Professor in the Department of Structural Engineering of the University of Naples Federico II. Fabio Matta is a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Miami, and Associate Director of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Repair of Buildings and Bridges with Composites. Renato Parretti is Professor of Concrete Structures at the University of Naples Parthenope.

"… a comprehensive reference… Each design example shows step-by-step approaches…"
Civil Engineering Journal, October 2015

"This book is a must-have for the shelf of any student, educator or practitioner in any part of the world. Tony Nanni is one of the world’s greatest pioneers in this field, and this book encapsulates his wealth of experience in an accessible format. Understand this book, and you understand how to design better, innovative and more durable concrete structures."
—Professor Tim Ibell FREng, University of Bath, UK