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FRP design rules for next generation sustainable bridges

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Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011
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Year: 2011
Abstract:

Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP) have great potential for the realisation of sustainable, durable, and architecturally challenging designs. Low maintenance, quick installation and longer spans are valuable advantages made possible by its combination of chemical resistance, high strength and low weight. However, after 10 years of demonstration projects of all sorts of structures worldwide, its feasibility is still discussed and guidelines for the design of civil structures are limited. FRP is a preferred material in off shore, wind energy and aerospace. Can we make use of this experience?

And how should design codes be adjusted to the needs of the market to achieve the true feasibility of FRP for civil structures? In this paper the results of a study into improved FRP design recommendations for construction are presented, following the Eurocode methodology and aiming towards improved accessibility of the codes to professionals trained in conventional materials.

Keywords:
architecture Eurocode FRP lightweight design standards sustainable feasibility civil engineering
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