This second column taken from my new book Composites for Construction — Structural Design with FRP Materials (published by John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, N.Y.) focuses on the design of ...

Column Axial-Flexural Capacities: “Based on our analysis, 24 columns were overstressed for combined axial and flexural loading and thus are not strictly code-compliant. Only 8 of those columns ...

For the design of slabs-on-ground with fiber reinforcement, Chapter 11 in the American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) 360R guide provides detailed information and calculations.

The bridge is the first of its kind, having both the slab and the deck beams prestressed with stirrups and flexural reinforcement made of glass fiber bars (G-FRP). The length of the deck is 23.30 ...

Developed by materials expert Gilles Koolen, former coordinator of the Alliance’s Scientific Council, and Vanacker, a 3rd ...