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EditorialFibre Reinforced Polymer Composites for StructuralApplications in Construction
Jun Deng,1 Marcus M. K. Lee,2 BaolinWan,3 and Giuseppina Amato4
1Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China2Curtin University Sarawak, Miri, Malaysia3Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA4Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK
Correspondence should be addressed to Jun Deng; [email protected]
Received 28 May 2017; Accepted 28 May 2017; Published 2 July 2017
Copyright © 2017 Jun Deng et al.This is an open access article distributed under the Creative CommonsAttribution License, whichpermits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In recent years, advanced fibre reinforced polymer (FRP)composites have become increasingly popular followingthe rapid growth in structural applications in constructionaround the world. These high-performance materials havebeen utilized in construction both for new structures andfor strengthening/rehabilitation of existing buildings andbridges. Despite their widespread use, their full potential hasstill not been realized because of a number of fundamentalconcerns including high material costs, durability issues,bonding integrity, long-term interaction between loading anddamage, and so forth.This special issue is aimed at providinga platform for the dissemination and discussion of recentresearch and achievements which address the issues on thistopic from the theoretical and practical viewpoints.
A total of 13 original research papers were publishedin this special issue. These papers deal with materials andproducts, bond behavior, strengthening of concrete struc-tures, and durability. Six papers focus on the mechanicaland durability performances of FRP materials and productsincluding BFRP bars, GFRP bars, steel-FRP bars, BFRPmesh,GFRP sheets, and basalt particle-filled SMC composites.Three papers report investigations on bond behavior of bothFRP-concrete and FRP-steel after environmental exposure.Two more papers deal with prestressing systems designedto strengthen reinforced concrete beams and concrete-filledsteel tubes and especially the prestress loss and bearing capac-ity. Theoretical and experimental studies on the durabilitybehavior of FRP strengthened reinforced concrete beams
subjected to fatigue loading and hygrothermal environmentare reported in two papers as well.
These recent theoretical and experimental investigationsthat have been disseminated in this special issue addresssome critical fundamental issues, especially the long-termperformance of both the FRP materials and strengthenedstructures. We expect that this special issue will be of interestto both researchers and engineers and contribute toward thedevelopments in FRP applications in construction.
Acknowledgments
We greatly appreciate all the authors for their contributionsand reviewers for their constructive comments and sugges-tions.
Jun DengMarcus M. K. Lee
Baolin WanGiuseppina Amato
HindawiInternational Journal of Polymer ScienceVolume 2017, Article ID 9218529, 1 pagehttps://doi.org/10.1155/2017/9218529
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