INTERIM GUIDANCE ON THE DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES USING FIBRE COMPOSITE REINFORCEMENT

Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) rods or grids, consisting of high modulus continuous fibres combined with an appropriate resin, have been developed for use as embedded reinforcement for concrete over the past 15 years or so and are now commercially available. While they have been used for a number of demonstration structures worldwide, design is not currently covered by appropriate Standards. This document is produced as interim guidance on the design of concrete structures reinforced with FRP. It is not intended to provide the definitive approach in any situation, as in all circumstances the party best placed to decide on the appropriate course of action will be the engineer undertaking the particular project. The guidance given in this document is not specific to any particular FRP material. This Guide is in the form of suggested changes to the British Design Codes, which are based on information available in the public domain. The approaches adopted are in line with similar recommendations being developed elsewhere in the world, principally in Japan, the USA and Canada. This report is in five parts: (a) general introduction to FRP reinforcement; (b) suggested modifications to BS 8110:1997 on the structural use of concrete; (c) suggested modifications to BS 5400:Part 4: 1990 on steel, concrete and composite bridges; (d) background to modified clauses; (e) future work.

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• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 116 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Composite materials; Concrete; Design; Fibers; Material reinforcement; Reinforcing materials; Specifications; Steel
• ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 9005: Composite; 4755: Concrete; 9011: Design (overall design); 4557: Fibre; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 177: Specifications; 4542: Steel
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00780902
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 1-874266-47-6
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 7 2000 12:00AM