Prestressed Members with External Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Tendons: Design, Assessment and Modelling provides an overview of using FRPs, including how to predict the short-term and long-term behavior of externally prestressed concrete or steel-concrete composite members, their second-order effects, and how to examine the effectiveness of using FRP tendons instead of steel tendons for external prestressing. As external prestressing is considered to be one of the most powerful techniques in strengthening of existing structures, this book provides a comprehensive resource on the topics covered.
The conventional use of prestressing steel is, however, naturally prone to corrosion. The best strategy to solve completely the corrosion problem is the use of nonmetal materials instead of prestressing steel. Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are ideal materials used for external tendons for their excellent corrosion resistance, high strength and low weight.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. 2. Finite element modeling at immediate loads - p. 19 3. 3. Second-order effects of externally prestressed concrete members - p. 39 4. 4. Simply supported prestressed concrete members with external FRP tendons - p. 57 5. 5. Moment redistribution in continuous prestressed concrete members with external CFRP tendons - p. 81 6. 6. Linear transformation and secondary moments - p. 117 7. 7. Continuous normal- and high-strength concrete members - p. 139 8. 8. Using FRP rebars instead of steel rebars in simply supported concrete members with external tendons - p. 183 9. 9. Using FRP rebars instead of steel rebars in continuous concrete members with external tendons - p. 201 10. 10. Externally prestressed steel–concrete composite girders - p. 233 11. 11. Using FRP reinforcement in steel–concrete composite girders - p. 261 12. 12. Finite element modeling at long-term sustained loads - p. 287 13. 13. Long-term behavior of prestressed concrete members with FRP/steel tendons - p. 305 14. 14. Long-term behavior of steel–concrete composite girders - p. 329 15. Index - p. 347
Prestressed Members with External Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Tendons: Design, Assessment and Modelling provides an overview of using FRPs, including how to predict the short-term and long-term behavior of externally prestressed concrete or steel-concrete composite members, their second-order effects, and how to examine the effectiveness of using FRP tendons instead of steel tendons for external prestressing. As external prestressing is considered to be one of the most powerful techniques in strengthening of existing structures, this book provides a comprehensive resource on the topics covered.
The conventional use of prestressing steel is, however, naturally prone to corrosion. The best strategy to solve completely the corrosion problem is the use of nonmetal materials instead of prestressing steel. Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are ideal materials used for external tendons for their excellent corrosion resistance, high strength and low weight.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. 2. Finite element modeling at immediate loads - p. 19 3. 3. Second-order effects of externally prestressed concrete members - p. 39 4. 4. Simply supported prestressed concrete members with external FRP tendons - p. 57 5. 5. Moment redistribution in continuous prestressed concrete members with external CFRP tendons - p. 81 6. 6. Linear transformation and secondary moments - p. 117 7. 7. Continuous normal- and high-strength concrete members - p. 139 8. 8. Using FRP rebars instead of steel rebars in simply supported concrete members with external tendons - p. 183 9. 9. Using FRP rebars instead of steel rebars in continuous concrete members with external tendons - p. 201 10. 10. Externally prestressed steel–concrete composite girders - p. 233 11. 11. Using FRP reinforcement in steel–concrete composite girders - p. 261 12. 12. Finite element modeling at long-term sustained loads - p. 287 13. 13. Long-term behavior of prestressed concrete members with FRP/steel tendons - p. 305 14. 14. Long-term behavior of steel–concrete composite girders - p. 329 15. Index - p. 347
