Composites for Construction is a one-of-a-kind guide to understanding fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) and designing and retrofitting structures with FRP. Procedures are provided to the structural designer on how to use this combination of code-like documents to design with FRP profiles, and the code-based design guidelines allow for demonstrated applications to immediately be implemented in the real world.

Written and organized like traditional textbooks on steel, concrete, and wood design, Composites for Construction provides a better understanding of the complexities of FRP composites and demonstrates how both new and retrofit construction projects can especially benefit from these materials. Examples include offshore and waterfront structures, bridges, parking garages, cooling towers, and industrial buildings. 576 pp.

Covered codes and design guidelines include ACI 440, ASCE Structural Plastics Design Manual, EUROCOMP Design Code, AASHTO Specifications, and manufacturer-published design guides.

Composites for Construction is comprised of four information sections:

• An introduction to FRP applications, products and properties, and to the methods of obtaining the characteristic properties of FRP materials for use in structural design
  
• The design of concrete structural members reinforced with FRP reinforcing bars
  
• Design of FRP strengthening systems such as strips, sheets, and fabrics for upgrading the strength and ductility of reinforced concrete structural members
  
• The design of trusses and frames made entirely of FRP structural profiles produced by the pultrusion process

Composites for Construction: Structural Design with FRP Materials - Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Materials and Manufacturing
• Properties of FRP Composites
• Design Basis for FRP Reinforcements
• FRP Flexural Reinforcement
• FRP Shear Reinforcement
• FRP Reinforcement Detailing
• Design Basis for FRP Strengthening
• FRP Flexural Strengthening
• FRP Shear Strengthening
• FRP Confining
• Design Basis for FRP Profiles
• Pultruded Flexural Members
• Pultruded Axial Members
• Pultruded Connections