
doi: 10.5772/51425
Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcements are extensively used in the strengthening of existing concrete members. FRP sheets consisting of epoxy resins and carbon, glass, aramide etc. fibers can serve reliably as flexural, shear or confinement reinforcement. Adequate ex‐ ternal confinement of concrete by elastic materials leads to far higher effectiveness in strength and strain enhancement of concrete under compression than common steel, since the steel yields. However the use of impregnating resin in FRPs results in a composite mate‐ rial that resists relatively low working temperature. It also requires suitable environmental conditions during impregnation
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