Durability of composites for civil structural applications /

Given the increasing use of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in structural civil engineering, there is a vital need for critical information related to the overall durability and performance of these new materials under harsh and changing conditions. Durability of composites for civil and s...

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Corporate Authors:	ScienceDirect (Online service), Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining
Other Authors:	Karbhari, Vistasp M.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Boca Raton : Woodhead Pub. ; CRC Press, 2007.
Series:	Woodhead Publishing in materials.
Subjects:	Composite materials. Building materials > Service life. Composite materials > Service life. Structural analysis (Engineering) Buildings. Composites. Composites > Durée de vie. Construction > Matériaux > Durée de vie. Théorie des constructions. Constructions. composite material. durability. structural analysis. architecture (object genre) TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Material Science. Buildings Building materials > Service life Composite materials Composites > Durée de vie (ingénierie) Kompositmaterial. Byggnadsmaterial > hållfasthet. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Given the increasing use of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in structural civil engineering, there is a vital need for critical information related to the overall durability and performance of these new materials under harsh and changing conditions. Durability of composites for civil and structural applications provides a thorough overview of key aspects of the durability of FRP composites for designers and practising engineers. Part one discusses general aspects of composite durability. Chapters examine mechanisms of degradation such as moisture, aqueous solutions, UV radiation, temperature, fatigue and wear. Part two then discusses ways of using FRP composites, including strengthening and rehabilitating existing structures with FRP composites, and monitoring techniques such as structural health monitoring. Durability of composites for civil and structural applications provides practising engineers, decision makers and students with a useful and fundamental guide to the use of FRP composites within civil and structural engineering. Provides a thorough overview of key aspects of the durability of compositesExamines mechanisms of degradation such as aqueous solutions, moisture, fatigue and wearDiscusses ways of using FRP composites, including strengthening and rehabilitating existing structures.
Item Description:	"Woodhead Publishing and Maney Publishing on behalf of The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 366 pages) : illustrations
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781845693565 1845693566