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Volume 1
General Knowledge
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Volume 2
Masonry Structures
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Volume 3
R.C. and P.C. Structures
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Volume 4
Research and Development
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General Knowledge
FRP materials are the modern answer to the needs of new structural
and durable materials, for the conservation and consolidating of
the built environment.
The present work intends to contribute to fill in the gap between
the technical knowledge and the use of the design guide lines from
professionals.
Angelo Di Tommaso
Ph.D., P.E.,
Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Venice-Italy |
Masonry Structures
The major difference between strengthening reinforced concrete and
masonry structures relies on the fact in general the objective is
not to strengthen a single section like it is done is RC applications
but rather to look at the structure at its global performance, trying
to prevent the forming of cracks and formation of plastic hinges
that can cause the structure to collapse or to function properly.
From this prospective, FRP materials are applied to provide masonry
members with an additional tensile strength of which they are not
supplied in great manner and overall considered deficient.
Antonio Borri
Ph.D., P.E.
Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Perugia-Italy |
R.C. and P.C. Structures
The volume starts with a description of the fundamental principles
for designing reinforced concrete elements strengthened with externally
bonded FRP systems, starting from examples using the Béton
plaqué technique and then moving to the real core of the
collection: strengthening and retrofitting reinforced and prestressed
concrete structures using FRP. The reader will discover a summary
of the Italian history on externally bonded FRP applications from
the first application ever performed to the most recent ones.
Antonio Nanni, Ph.D., PE
V&M Jones Professor of Civil Engineering
University of Missouri - Rolla (USA) |
Research and Development
Research is the only way to promote innovative technologies and
experimental data are one of the most important references for new
engineering theories. It is then obvious that we look at laboratory
and field testing as a tool for developing innovative solutions
to employ advanced composite materials in civil engineering applications.
The experimental data obtained by laboratory and field testing allow
to numerically model the problem and provide important guidelines
for the design of real applications with such materials.
Several TEC.INN.’s applications have followed this trend and
have surely provided to develop the knowledge that now days has
led to the publication of several guidelines for the design with
advanced composite materials.
Angelo Di Tommaso
Ph.D., P.E.,
Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Venice-Italy
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