Prestressed Members with External Fiber Reinforced Polyme...
Lou, Tiejiong / Wu, Yanan / Lopes, Sergio M R
External prestressing is considered to be one of the most powerful techniques in strengthening of existing structures. The conventional use of prestressing steel is, however, naturally prone to corrosion. The best strategy to solve completely the corrosion problem is the use of nonmetal materials instead of prestressing steel. Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are ideal materials used for external tendons for their excellent corrosion ...