Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Infrastructure Applications Focusing on Innovation, Technology Implementation and Sustainability
This book examines current issues of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in civil infrastructure. The contents of this book are divided into two parts. The first part engages topics related to durability and service life of FRP composites and how they contribute to sustainability. The secon...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2012, 2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012 |
| Series: | Strategies for Sustainability
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book examines current issues of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in civil infrastructure. The contents of this book are divided into two parts. The first part engages topics related to durability and service life of FRP composites and how they contribute to sustainability. The second part highlights implementation and applications of the FRP composites with an emphasis on bridge structures. An introductory chapter provides an overview of FRP composites and its role in a sustainable built environment highlighting the issues of durability and service life followed by a current review of sustainability in infrastructure design |
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| Physical Description: | XIII, 273 p. 133 illus., 99 illus. in color online resource |
| ISBN: | 9789400723573 |