Strengthening Design of Reinforced Concrete with FRP

<p><strong>Strengthening Design of Reinforced Concrete with FRP</strong> establishes the art and science of strengthening design of reinforced concrete with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) beyond the abstract nature of the design guidelines from Canada (ISIS Canada 2001) Europe (FIB Task Group 9.3 2001) and the United States (ACI 440.2R-08). Evolved from thorough class notes used to teach a graduate course at Kansas State University this comprehensive textbook:</p><ul> <li>Addresses material characterization flexural strengthening of beams and slabs shear strengthening of beams and confinement strengthening of columns</li> <li>Discusses the installation and inspection of FRP as externally bonded (EB) or near-surface-mounted (NSM) composite systems for concrete members</li> <li>Contains shear design examples and design examples for each flexural failure mode independently with comparisons to actual experimental capacity</li> <li>Presents innovative design aids based on ACI 440 code provisions and hand calculations for confinement design interaction diagrams of columns</li> <li>Includes extensive end-of-chapter questions references for further study and a solutions manual with qualifying course adoption</li> </ul><p>Delivering a detailed introduction to FRP strengthening design <b>Strengthening Design of Reinforced Concrete with FRP </b>offers a depth of coverage ideal for senior-level undergraduate master’s-level and doctoral-level graduate civil engineering courses.</p>