Perspectives Of Employment Of Pultruded FRP Structural Elements In Seismic Engineering Field
- Associate Professor of Structural Civil Engineering, Department of Construction, Convento delle Terese, Dorsoduro 2206, 30100 Venezia, Universita Iuav di Venezia (Italy)
- Department of Civil-Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Parco Area delle Scienze 181/A, 43100 Parma, Italy, University of Parma (Italy)
Today the employment of FRP material in structural engineering is in common use, with excellent results in term of applications especially as reinforcement of existing structures. This success is related to the very reduced weight of FRP material, to its performance in term of strength and durability and thanks to the easy use in technical application. There is a modern way to use this material disguised as structural pultruded element (with weight equal to 1600-1800 kg/m{sup 3}) in new constructions, local reinforcements and in other seismic applications. Actually the international technical and scientific literature in form of draft, recommendations and researches on this topic is very rich also taking into account Italian contribution. Some interesting applications of all FRP structures in seismic engineering field are showed in this research in real terms and in form of capability.
- OSTI ID:
- 21148877
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1020, Issue 1; Conference: 2008 seismic engineering conference: Commemorating the 1908 Messina and Reggio Calabria earthquake, Reggio Calabria (Italy), 8-11 Jul 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2963728; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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