A Worldwide Survey of Environmental Reduction Factors for Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP)
Abstract
In this study, the reduction factors for FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymers) proposed by various guidelines from countries including the USA, Japan, Canada, Great Britain, Norway and Europe were obtained to assemble a database of current environmental reduction factors and review their appropriateness. A literature review was also conducted that summarizes recent durability investigations conducted worldwide on various FRP materials under different exposure conditions. These FRP materials include carbon, aramid, glass, and hybrid FRP's. The reduction factors obtained from the results of the recent laboratory studies are compared with those provided by various codes on FRPs around the world. Some of the values obtained from reported experimental work were similar to the values proposed by various guidelines; however, none of the experimental results obtained provided the strength degradation due to the synergistic effect for the different exposures presented.
Recommended Citation
J. J. Myers and T. Viswanath, "A Worldwide Survey of Environmental Reduction Factors for Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP)," Proceedings of the ASCE 2006 Structures Congress (2006, St. Louis, MO), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), May 2006.
Meeting Name
ASCE 2006 Structures Congress (2006: May 18-21, St. Louis, MO)
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Environmental impact analysis; Fiber-reinforced plastics
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2006 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
21 May 2006
