ADVANCED COMPOSITES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

Advanced composite materials, developed originally for aerospace and defense applications, have shown great potential for applications in the civil engineering and construction industry, based on their mechanical and chemical characteristics. The broad availability of glass, aramid, and carbon fibers and matrices ranging from epoxies, vinylesters or polyesters to cementitious bonding agents, as well as significant advances in automated or semi-automated manufacturing technologies, have recently been shown to make advanced composite materials affordable and competitive with conventional civil engineering structural materials, in the rehabilitation of existing structures and in new structural design concepts and systems. This paper summarizes and highlights recent research developments and applications of advanced composites in civil engineering in the United States, and outlines concerns, development needs, and the great potential for these new and emerging construction materials for the 21st Century.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Arizona, Tucson

  Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
  1209 E 2nd Street
  Tucson, AZ  United States  85721-0072
• Authors:
  • Seible, F
  • Karbhari, V
• Conference:
  • First International Conference on Composites in Infrastructure
  • Location: Tucson, Arizona
  • Date: 1996-1-15 to 1996-1-17
• Publication Date: 1996-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 21-37

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aramid fibers; Carbon fibers; Civil engineering; Composite materials; Construction industry; Epoxy resins; Glass fibers; Polyester resins; Research; Structural materials; Vinyl resins
• Uncontrolled Terms: Advanced materials
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Research; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00762451
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1999 12:00AM