Fiber-reinforced composites, which have high specific strength, are lightweight, offer good corrosion resistance, have good fatigue properties, and are easy to process, are becoming a new class of structural materials in civil engineering. Since the 1950s and 1960s, FRP has been used in civil infrastructures. In 1961, glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) was used on the spire of a church in Smethwick, U.K. Traditionally, steel cables are used on cable-stayed bridges. However, these steel cables are facing issues such as corrosion and fatigue failure, especially near gulf or strait regions. Under the combined action of corrosive air and stress, the corrosion and fatigue process of steel cables would be accelerated. This challenge encourages the use of cables made of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP), which are resistant to corrosion and fatigue. Nowadays, there are four major scenarios where FRPs are used as civil structures, i.e., FRP as additional strengthening or repair material for civil structures, FRP rebars and FRP cables, combination of FRPs and traditional civil materials, and Full FRP structures.
This research topic aims to provide a platform for engineers and scientists to share their latest progress in the design and characterization of FRP structures for civil applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Design and characterization of different FRP structures for civil engineering;
• Applications of FRP structures in civil engineering;
• Failure and life prediction of FRP structures in civil engineering;
• Development of numerical and analytical models for the design and analysis of FRP structures in civil engineering;
• Application and performance of civil FRP structures under extreme conditions.
Keywords:
fiber reinforced composites, civil engineering, design, fabrication, application
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All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Fiber-reinforced composites, which have high specific strength, are lightweight, offer good corrosion resistance, have good fatigue properties, and are easy to process, are becoming a new class of structural materials in civil engineering. Since the 1950s and 1960s, FRP has been used in civil infrastructures. In 1961, glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) was used on the spire of a church in Smethwick, U.K. Traditionally, steel cables are used on cable-stayed bridges. However, these steel cables are facing issues such as corrosion and fatigue failure, especially near gulf or strait regions. Under the combined action of corrosive air and stress, the corrosion and fatigue process of steel cables would be accelerated. This challenge encourages the use of cables made of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP), which are resistant to corrosion and fatigue. Nowadays, there are four major scenarios where FRPs are used as civil structures, i.e., FRP as additional strengthening or repair material for civil structures, FRP rebars and FRP cables, combination of FRPs and traditional civil materials, and Full FRP structures.
This research topic aims to provide a platform for engineers and scientists to share their latest progress in the design and characterization of FRP structures for civil applications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Design and characterization of different FRP structures for civil engineering;
• Applications of FRP structures in civil engineering;
• Failure and life prediction of FRP structures in civil engineering;
• Development of numerical and analytical models for the design and analysis of FRP structures in civil engineering;
• Application and performance of civil FRP structures under extreme conditions.
Keywords:
fiber reinforced composites, civil engineering, design, fabrication, application
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.