1st Edition

The International Handbook of FRP Composites in Civil Engineering

Edited By Manoochehr Zoghi Copyright 2014
    706 Pages 352 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have become an integral part of the construction industry because of their versatility, enhanced durability and resistance to fatigue and corrosion, high strength-to-weight ratio, accelerated construction, and lower maintenance and life-cycle costs. Advanced FRP composite materials are also emerging for a wide range of civil infrastructure applications. These include everything from bridge decks, bridge strengthening and repairs, and seismic retrofit to marine waterfront structures and sustainable, energy-efficient housing. The International Handbook of FRP Composites in Civil Engineering brings together a wealth of information on advances in materials, techniques, practices, nondestructive testing, and structural health monitoring of FRP composites, specifically for civil infrastructure.

    With a focus on professional applications, the handbook supplies design guidelines and standards of practice from around the world. It also includes helpful design formulas, tables, and charts to provide immediate answers to common questions. Organized into seven parts, the handbook covers:

    • FRP fundamentals, including history, codes and standards, manufacturing, materials, mechanics, and life-cycle costs
    • Bridge deck applications and the critical topic of connection design for FRP structural members
    • External reinforcement for rehabilitation, including the strengthening of reinforced concrete, masonry, wood, and metallic structures
    • FRP composites for the reinforcement of concrete structures, including material characteristics, design procedures, and quality assurance–quality control (QA/QC) issues
    • Hybrid FRP composite systems, with an emphasis on design, construction, QA/QC, and repair
    • Quality control, quality assurance, and evaluation using nondestructive testing, and in-service monitoring using structural health monitoring of FRP composites, including smart composites that can actively sense and respond to the environment and internal states
    • FRP-related books, journals, conference proceedings, organizations, and research sources

    Comprehensive yet concise, this is an invaluable reference for practicing engineers and construction professionals, as well as researchers and students. It offers ready-to-use information on how FRP composites can be more effectively utilized in new construction, repair and reconstruction, and architectural engineering.

    Part I Composites Primer
    Luke S. Lee and Hector Estrada

    Introduction
    Hota GangaRao

    Manufacturing Processes and QA/QC
    Kumar K. Ghosh, Luke S. Lee, and Hector Estrada

    FRP Composite Constituent Materials
    Hector Estrada and Luke S. Lee

    Mechanics of Composite Materials
    Hector Estrada and Luke S. Lee

    Overview of Electroactive Polymers
    Marco P. Schoen and Arya Ebrahimpour

    Life Cycle Costs of Composite Materials
    Hector Estrada and Luke S. Lee

    Part II All-Composite Structures and Components
    Aixi Zhou and Lijuan (Dawn) Cheng

    Materials and Manufacturing
    Clem Hiel

    Analysis of FRP Structural Members
    Aixi Zhou

    Deck Panels and Girders for Bridge Applications
    Lijuan (Dawn) Cheng and Lei Zhao

    Connection Design for FRP Structural Members
    Aixi Zhou and Lei Zhao

    Examples and Case Studies
    Lee Canning

    Part III Externally Bonded FRP Composite Systems for Rehabilitation
    Masoud Motavalli

    Introduction
    Masoud Motavalli

    Composite Materials Used in Rehabilitation
    Masoud Motavalli

    Flexural and Shear Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures
    Christoph Czaderski

    Rehabilitation with NSM FRP Reinforcement
    Khaled Soudki

    Confinement of Reinforced Concrete Columns
    Kerstin Lang and Andrin Herwig

    Strengthening of Masonry and Metallic Structures
    Kerstin Lang and Ann Schumacher

    Externally Bonded FRP Composite and Viscoelastic Materials for Mitigating Vibrations of Floor Systems
    Arya Ebrahimpour and Marco P. Schoen

    Durability
    Luke S. Lee and Hector Estrada

    Part IV FRP Composites for Reinforcement of Concrete Structures
    Nestore Galati and Gustavo Tumialan

    Introduction
    Julio F. Davalos and Yi Chen

    Material Characteristics
    Stijn Matthys

    Design Procedures
    Luke A. Bisby, Brea Williams, and Ching Chiaw Choo

    FRP Prestressed Concrete
    Khaled Soudki

    Concrete Columns Reinforced Internally with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars
    Ching Chiaw Choo and Issam Harik

    Codes and Standards
    Brahim Benmokrane, Ahmed K. El-Sayed, and Ehab El-Salakawy

    Specific Durability Issues
    Luke A. Bisby, Brea Williams, and Pedram Sadeghian

    Quality Assurance/Quality Control, Maintenance, and Repair
    Ehab El-Salakawy

    Part V Hybrid FRP Composite Systems
    Amir Mirmiran and Amir Fam

    Introduction
    Amir Fam and Amir Mirmiran

    Material Characteristics and Fabrication Methods
    Amir Fam and Amir Mirmiran

    Construction Considerations of Hybrid Members
    Amir Fam and Amir Mirmiran

    Axial Hybrid Members
    Amir Fam and Amir Mirmiran

    Flexural and Axial/Flexural Hybrid Members
    Amir Fam and Amir Mirmiran

    QA/QC, Maintenance, and Repair of Hybrid Structures
    Amir Fam and Amir Mirmiran

    Examples and Case Studies
    Amir Fam and Amir Mirmiran

    Part VI Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation
    Sreenivas Alampalli and Glenn A. Washer

    Introduction
    Sreenivas Alampalli and Glenn A. Washer

    Structural Health Monitoring
    Sreenivas Alampalli and Mohammed M. Ettouney

    Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Composite Materials: General Overview, Visual Inspection, and Microwave Methods
    Glenn A. Washer and Sreenivas Alampalli

    Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Composite Materials: Infrared Thermography
    Glenn A. Washer and Sreenivas Alampalli

    Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Composite Materials: Acoustic Methods
    Glenn A. Washer and Paul Ziehl

    Load Testing of Bridge FRP Applications
    Sreenivas Alampalli and Osman Hag-Elsafi

    Smart Composites
    Dryver R. Huston

    Part VII Glossary
    Robert L. Sierakowski

    Appendix A: List of Books
    Robert L. Sierakowski and Olesya I. Zhupanska

    Appendix B: List of Journals
    Robert L. Sierakowski and Alexander Bogdanovich

    Appendix C: List of Conferences’ Proceedings and Symposiums
    Robert L. Sierakowski and Olesya I. Zhupanska

    Appendix D: List of Organizations
    Robert L. Sierakowski and Alexander Bogdanovich

    Appendix E: List of Typical Research Papers in Selected Areas
    Robert L. Sierakowski and Alexander Bogdanovich

    Index

    Biography

    Manoochehr Zoghi, Ph.D., P.E., is the associate dean and professor of the Lyles College of Engineering at California State University, Fresno. He is currently pursuing his MBA in sustainability from the San Francisco Institute of Architecture (SFIA). Dr. Zoghi has extensive academic, administrative, and consulting experience. He has taught a wide variety of civil engineering, engineering mechanics, and construction management courses and has conducted research in interdisciplinary areas of infrastructure revitalization, NDE and structural health monitoring, soil structure interaction, geohazards, and geotechnical engineering. Dr. Zoghi is a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a Coleman Fellow, and a Diplomate of Geotechnical Engineering, as well as an ABET program evaluator. He is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education and a member of Trustees of the California Homebuilding Foundation, and he serves on multiple national technical committees. A prolific author, Dr. Zoghi has published widely. He serves as an associate editor of the ASCE’s Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, an associate editor of the ASCE’s Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, and is an editorial advisory panel member of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ flagship journal.

    "Use of FRP composites in civil infrastructure construction has been exponentially increasing in the past few years. The civil and structural engineers are continuously improving design strategies and applying innovative approaches to expand the use of FRP composite in a wider range of civil structures. However, there is a shortage of a comprehensive set of standard practices and a complete volume for design calculations, which is a significant drawback in the development of FRP civil infrastructures for a wider range of civil engineering applications. This handbook will bridge the gap of a lack of A-to-Z references, critical for development and construction of FRP composites civil infrastructure."
    —Dr. Jayantha Epaarachchi, Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia

    "The latest development in nearly all aspects of FRP composites, their applications in civil engineering, and state-of-the-art technologies for nondestructive evaluation (NDE) and structural health monitoring (SHM) of FRP have been expounded in this comprehensive book, which is the result of collaboration among top experts from around the world. ... This book will enable FRP in civil engineering and lead it to a very bright future."
    —From the Foreword by Prof. Dr. h.c. Urs Meier, EMPA, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

    "The handbook has a logical approach, covering all the necessary background that any engineer involved in composite materials should know. In addition, it covers all common structural applications by well-known researchers and professionals in the FRP field."
    ––Felipe J. Acosta, Ph.D., PE, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus


    "The "International Handbook of FRP Composites in Civil Engineering," by collecting research from many leaders in the field into a single volume, will be a valuable reference tool for practicing engineers interested in pursuing the great potential gains FRP composites hold for infrastructural applications. By combining a wide range of topics into a single publication, this text should by the first book grabbed off the shelf when engineers are working with a new FRP infrastructural application."
    —Dr. David B. Dittenber, LeTourneau University, West Virginia University (formerly)