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FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 1
FRP INTERNATIONALthe official newsletter of the International Institute for FRP in Construction
IIFC has a website:
WWW.IIFC.ORG
Message from the Editor
Vol. 16, No. 1, June, 2019
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Vol. 15, No. 3, September, 2018
Vol. 16, No. 1, June, 2019
Editor Peng Feng Tsinghua University, China
President Scott T. Smith Southern Cross University, Australia
Senior Vice President Amir Fam Queen’s University, Canada
Vice Presidents Kent Harries University of Pittsburgh, USA
Jian-Guo Dai Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Emmanuel Ferrier University Lyon I, France
Secretary Tao Yu University of Wollongong, Australia
Treasurer Raafat El-Hacha University of Calgary, Canada
Webmaster João R. Correia University of Lisbon, Portugal
Members-at-Large Doug Gremem Hughes Brothers Inc. USA
Lijuan Cheng University of California, Davis, USA
Shishun Zhang Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Rebecca Gravina RMIT University, Australia
Carlo Paulotto ACCIONA Infraestructuras S.A. Spain
Karim Benzarti, Université Paris-Est, France
Conference Coordinators Su E. Taylor (FRPRCS-14 2019) Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland
Alper Ilki (CICE 2020) Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Editor Peng Feng Tsinghua University, China
IIFC Executive Committee President Scott T. Smith Southern Cross University, Australia
Senior Vice President Amir Fam Queen’s University, Canada
Vice Presidents
Table of Contents
Message from the Editor ............................................................... 1
Invitation to CICE 2020 ................................................................. 2
Invitation to ISERCI 2019 and ISSCI 2019 ............................. 5
Call for Papers for ACMBS-VIII.................................................. 11
Report from FRPRCS 14 .............................................................. 12
Curved Sandwich Panel for Tongzhou Bridge ..................... 16
FRP around the World ................................................................. 18
ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction ..................... 20
IIFC Council and Committee .............................................................. 22
Doug Gremem Hughes Brothers Inc. USA
Lijuan Cheng University of California, Davis, USA
Shishun Zhang Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Rebecca Gravina RMIT University, Australia
Carlo Paulotto ACCIONA Infraestructuras S.A. Spain
Karim Benzarti, Université Paris-Est, France
Conference Coordinators Su E. Taylor (FRPRCS-14 2019) Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland
Alper Ilki (CICE 2020) Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Editor Peng Feng Tsinghua University, China
IIFC Executive Committee President Scott T. Smith Southern Cross University, Australia
Senior Vice President Amir Fam Queen’s University, Canada
Vice Presidents Kent Harries University of Pittsburgh, USA
Jian-Guo Dai
Message from the Editor Professor Peng Feng, Tsinghua University, China. Email: [email protected]
It has been a pleasure to serve as editor of FRP International newsletter. I
want to thank you for your interest as well as submissions for publication.
FRP International has now become an important forum for items of
interest to the IIFC community, reporting important events, research
advances, case studies and field applications among other things.
In this issue, three important events are introduced. You are invited to
attend. Among them, CICE 2020, the official conference of IIFC, will be held
in Istanbul. Istanbul is one of the world's most populous cities and the
Turkish economic, cultural and historic center. You will also find in this
newsletter some information about a recent practical application of FRP:
a very beautiful bridge using an FRP sandwich panel enclosure system in
Beijing, China.
One of my goals is to have the newsletter reflect our membership as well
as areas of interest to the members. The newsletter will only be as useful
and interesting as you help to make it. I look forward to serving IIFC and
working with the entire IIFC community. Please send your submission to
MessMessage from the Editor ...................................................... 1
Invitation to CICE 2020 ................................................................... 2
Invitation to ISERCI 2019 and ISSCI 2019 .............................. 5
FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 2
Invitation to CICE 2020
The 10th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP)
Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2020) will take place in Istanbul,
Turkey on 1-3 July 2020. (see http://www.cice2020.org )
[Topics of the conference]
All FRP structures
Bond and interfacial stresses
Codes and design guidelines
Concrete-filled FRP tubular members
Concrete structures reinforced or pre-
stressed with FRP
Confinement
Design issues/guidelines
Durability and long-term performance
Field applications and case studies
Fire, impact and blast loading
FRP as internal reinforcement
Hybrid structures of FRP and other
materials
Inspection and quality assurance
Materials and products
Practical applications
Seismic retrofit of structures
Smart FRP structures
Standardization issues
Strengthening of concrete, steel, masonry
and timber structures
Sustainability
Testing
FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 3
CICE 2020 aims to provide an international forum for scientists, engineers, industrial partners and
practitioners to present and discuss the state-of-the-practice, recent advances and future
perspectives in the use of FRP composites in civil engineering.
[Mini-Symposia]
Advances in the investigation of the bond mechanism of FRP, FRCM, TRM, and SRG composites
Reinforcing and Strengthening Structures using Prestressed FRP
Strengthening of Steel Structures
[Keynote speakers at the CICE 2020]
Prof. Peng Feng, Tsinghua University, China
Prof. Kent A. Harries, University of Pittsburgh,
USA
Prof. Andrea Prota, University of Naples
Federico II, Italy
Prof. Thanasis Triantafillou, University of
Patras, Greece
Recipient of the 2020 IIFC Medal
Recipient of the 2020 IIFC Distinguished Young
Researcher Award
[About Istanbul / Turkey]
Currency: The Turkish Lira is the official currency of Turkey. Bank notes come indenominations of
5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 TL. Coins come in the amounts of 1, 5, 10and 25 Kuruş and 1 Lira .
Time Zone: Istanbul falls in the Eastern European Time Zone. Eastern European Standard Time (EET)
is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+3).
Electricity / Voltage: Turkey’s electrical system operates on 220 volts, 50 Hz, withround-prong
European-style plugs that fit into recessed wall sockets. You will need avoltage converter, and plug
adapter in order to use U.S. appliances.
Travel Information: Istanbul is located at the crossroads of East and West and offers easy air
connections and is served by more than 300 airlines to hundreds of cities around the world.
Climate: July is mid-summer in Istanbul. This is peak season for tourism and the days are long, hot
and humidity high. There are 10 sunshine hours on average each day and the average temperature is
24°C, with highs of 28°C. Overnight, temperatures fall to a low of around 17°C, which shouldn’t feel
too cold.
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[Important Dates]
Deadline for submission of abstracts (15 May 2019)
Notification of acceptance of abstracts (15 June 2019)
Submission of full papers for review (15 January 2020)
Notification of acceptance of full papers (15 March 2020)
Early bird registration (15 April 2020)
Final submission of revised full papers (15 April 2020)
Conference date (1-3 July 2020)
[Registration Fees]
Early bird registration (before 15 April 2020: 675 € and 375 € for students)
Standard registration (after 15 April 2020: 775 € and 475 € for students)
Registration fee includes conference proceedings, tickets for conference reception, dinner, lunches
and coffee breaks as well as one-year membership fee for IIFC. One full registration covers
presentation of maximum two papers and a student registration covers presentation of one paper.
[Conference Secretariat]
Pinar Inci
Kubilay Sahin
[Sponsorship & Exhibition]
Parallel to the conference, a Technical Exhibition will be organized to allow companies and
organizations to demonstrate new techniques or newly developed projects relevant to the conference
theme.
More information on different sponsorship/exhibition categories and the order form can be found
on the conference website: www.cice2020.org
FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 5
Invitation to ISERCI 2019 and ISSCI 2019
[Introduction]
Following the success of the inaugural (2017,
University of Wollongong) and second (2018,
Tsinghua University) International Symposium
for Emerging Researchers in Composites for
Infrastructure (ISERCI), which were official
activities of the International Centre for
Composites in Infrastructure (ICCI), we are
organizing the third International Symposium
of its series (ISERCI 2019) in the coming August
(05-06 August 2019) at Huazhong University of
Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
The use of composite materials in infrastructure
has increased tremendously over the past two
decades, primarily for the strengthening of
existing structures but also increasingly for the
construction of new structures. The ISERCI
series aims to provide an international forum
for upcoming researchers/practitioners and
rising stars in the area to share their recent
advances in both research and practice, and to
explore research/industry partnership
opportunities.
The ISERCI 2019 symposium will be followed by
the fourth International Summer School on
Composites in Infrastructure (ISSCI 2019),
which will be held on 07-09 August 2019 at
Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
The ISSCI 2019, to be taught by a strong team of
experts, aims to prepare researchers and
postgraduate students for high-quality research
in the area, and to prepare engineers for
practical applications. Participants of the ISERCI
2019 are encouraged to attend the ISSCI 2019
and enjoy a discounted registration fee.
FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 6
[Call For Abstracts]
Researchers who obtained their PhD degree
within the last 15 years or so, as well as current
PhD students, are invited to submit abstracts
(around 200 words) to the symposium (to save
the preparation time, full-length paper is not
required). Authors of accepted abstracts will be
invited to give a presentation at the symposium.
The abstract template can be downloaded
from
http://civil.hust.edu.cn/info/1151/7136.htm.
Please send the completed abstract to:
[email protected] and copy to:
[email protected] by June 30, 2019.
[Keynote Speakers]
Professor Jin-Guang Teng
(Southern University of Science and Technology/The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Academician of
Chinese Academy of Science)
Professor Qing-Rui Yue
(The Central Research Institute of Building and
Construction Co. Ltd, MCC Group, Academician of
Chinese Academy of Engineering)
Professor Zhi-Shen Wu
(Southeast University, Academician of Japanese
Academy of Engineering)
Professor Wei-Qing Liu
(Nanjing Tech University, former Vice-President of
Nanjing Tech University)
Professor Wei-Chen Xue
(Tongji University, Changjiang Distinguished
Professor)
Professor Joaquim A.O. Barros
(University of Minho, Portugal, Fellow of American
Concrete Institute)
A/Professor Fabio Matta
(University of South Carolina, USA, the Editor in Chief
of Journal of Composites for Construction)
Professor Jian-Guo Dai
(The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Vice
President of International Institute for FRP in
Construction)
Professor Gui-Jun Xian
(Harbin Institute of Technology)
Professor Zhen-Yu Wang
(Harbin Institute of Technology)
Professor Peng Feng
(Tsinghua University)
[Key Dates]
Abstract submission deadline: June 30, 2019
Early-bird registration deadline: July 15, 2019
FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 7
[Introduction]
Following the success of the inaugural (2016,
University of Wollongong), second (2017,
University of Wollongong) and third (2018,
Tsinghua University) International Summer
School on Composites in Infrastructure (ISSCI),
which were official activities of the
International Centre for Composites in
Infrastructure (ICCI), we are organizing the
fourth summer school of its series in the coming
August (07-09 August 2019) at Huazhong
University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,
China.
The ISSCI, to be taught by a strong team of
world’s leading scholars, will focus on the
structural use of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP)
composites in infrastructure. The ISSCI aims to
prepare researchers and postgraduate students
for high-quality research in the area, and to
prepare engineers for practical applications. It
will provide a comprehensive and thorough
treatment of the behaviour, modelling and
design of structures incorporating FRP
composites (including both FRP-strengthened
structures and FRP-based new structures), with
a strong emphasis on their fundamental
mechanics.
The ISSCI 2019 will be preceded by the third
International Symposium for Emerging
Researchers in Composites for Infrastructure
(ISERCI), which will be held on 05-06 August
2019 at Huazhong University of Science and
Technology. The ISERCI series aims to provide
an international forum for upcoming
researchers and rising stars in the area to share
their recent advances in both research and
practice, and to explore research collaboration
opportunities. Participants of the ISSCI are
encouraged to attend the ISERCI with a
discounted registration fee.
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[Tentative Lecture Topics]
DAY ONE (August 07, 2019)
FRP composites in construction: an overview
Advancement and longevity of FRP composites & innovative civil structures with FRP reinforcements
FRP materials and manufacturing
Mechanics of bonded interfaces
Mechanics of confined concrete
Flexural strengthening of RC beams/slabs with FRP composites
DAY TWO (August 08, 2019)
Shear strengthening of RC beams with FRP composites
Strengthening of RC columns with FRP composites
Strengthening of steel structures
FRP-reinforced concrete structures
All FRP structures
Fire performance of FRP-incorporated new structures
Hybrid FRP-concrete-steel structures
DAY THREE (August 09, 2019)
Discussion: How to publish a quality journal paper
Fire design of FRP-strengthened structures and durability issues
Finite element modelling of RC structures strengthened with FRP composites
Standards and applications
[Confirmed Lecturers] (In alphabetical order)
Professor Yu Bai
Professor Guang-Ming Chen
Professor Jian-Fei Chen
Professor Jian-Guo Dai
A/Prof. Dilum Fernando
Professor Peng Feng
A/Prof. Tao Jiang
A/Prof. Fabio Matta
Professor Scott Smith
Professor Jin-Guang Teng
Professor Zhi-Shen Wu
Professor Tao Yu
Professor Shi-Shun Zhang
A USB disk containing a soft copy of all lecture notes will be provided.
FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 9
[Registration]
Participants can register for Summer School only or Symposium only, or register for both events and
enjoy a discounted registration fee. Please refer to the registration form in the attachment for the
details of the transfer method.
Earlybird
(by July 15, 2019)
Standard
(after July 15, 2019)
Symposium Only (August 05-06) CNY 1500 (US$ 230) CNY 2000 (US$ 310)
Summer School Only (August 07-09) CNY 2500 (US$ 390) CNY 3000 (US$ 460)
Both (August 05-09) CNY 3500 (US$ 540) CNY 4500 (US$ 700)
The registration form can be downloaded from http://civil.hust.edu.cn/info/1151/7136.htm
Please send the completed registration form to: [email protected] and copy to:
[Contact Information]
Dr. Xue-Fei Nie
Tel: +86 15521204056
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Yan Ke
Tel: +86 18202719646
Email: [email protected]
[About HUST]
The Huazhong University of Science and
Technology (HUST) is a public research
university located in Wuhan, Hubei province,
China. As a national key university directly
affiliated to the Ministry of Education of China,
HUST is a Project 985 and Class A Double First
Class University. HUST manages Wuhan
National Laboratories for Opto-electronics
(WNLO), which is one of the five national
laboratories in China. HUST is also one of four
Chinese universities eligible to run the national
laboratory and the national major science and
technology infrastructure. Huazhong University
of Science and Technology was one of two
Chinese universities awarded with the
University Leadership Award by the Society of
Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and elected as
"China's Top Ten Research Institutions" by the
academic journal Nature, called "The epitome of
the higher education development of People's
Republic of China".
FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 10
[About Wuhan]
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's
Republic of China. It's the most populous city in
Central China, and one of the nine National
Central Cities of China. It lies in the eastern
Jianghan Plain on the middle reaches of the
Yangtze River's (the third longest river in the
world) intersection with the Han river. Arising
out of the conglomeration of three cities,
Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Wuhan is
known as “China's Thoroughfare”; it is a major
transportation hub, with dozens of railways,
roads and expressways passing through the city
and connecting to other major cities. Because of
its key role in domestic transportation, Wuhan
is sometimes referred to as "the Chicago of
China" by foreign sources. Wuhan has a large
number of special historic sites and places of
scenic beauty, delicious foods and drinks.
FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 11
Call for Papers for ACMBS-VIII
The 8th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures (ACMBS-
VIII) will be held in Sherbrooke, Canada, on 18-20 August 2020. On behalf of the Organizing
Committee, I welcome you to attend and also invite you to submit abstracts. The deadline for
submission of abstracts is June 15, 2019.
ACMBS-VIII will deal with all aspects of research, applications and monitoring of advanced composite
materials and fibre reinforced polymers in the design, construction, and rehabilitation of bridges and
other structures.
[Topics of the conference]
• Material behaviour including bond,
durability, fatigue and long-term performance
• Fabrication, processing and testing
methods for straight regular and bent bars
• Use of nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes
in FRP rebars
• Analysis and design of concrete structures
internally reinforced with FRP bars
• Applications in structural concrete with or
without prestressing
• Applications in wood, masonry and steel
structures
• Strengthening and rehabilitation of
structures
• Seismic performance of internally and
externally FRP reinforced concrete structures
• Structural health monitoring and intelligent
sensing
• Fire resistance
• Structural shapes and fully composite
systems
• Bond development and splice length of FRP
bars
• Anchorage systems, connections, and
innovative structural systems
• Full-scale testing, field applications, and
case studies
• Codes and standards
• Recycling, sustainability and life-cycle costs
Please refer to the conference website for up-to-date details http://acmbs2020.ca/. In addition, all
enquiries can be directed to [email protected] or to
FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 12
Report from FRPRCS 14
The 14th International Symposium on Fibre
Reinforced Polymer Reinforced Concrete
Structures (FRPRCS) was held in Belfast, Ireland
from June 4th till June 7th 2019, at Queen’s
University and was chaired by Professor Su
Taylor, Dean of Research, Faculty of
Engineering and Physical Science. This is the
longest running conference series on the
application of FRP in civil construction starting
back in 1993 in Vancouver, Canada. This 14th
FRPRCS symposium is the first one organized as
an IIFC official symposium. The local organising
committee comprised of members from Queen’s
and Ulster universities in Northern Ireland and
the Northern Ireland Centre for Advanced
Composites and Engineering (NIACE). This
symposium provided an international forum for
researchers, practitioners, and manufacturers
involved in the use of fiber-reinforced polymers
(FRPs) as reinforcement for concrete structures.
This includes the use of FRP reinforcement in
new construction and FRP for strengthening
and rehabilitation of existing structures. The
symposium attracted nearly 80 delegates from
different countries.
The technical program consisted of five keynote
lectures and 67 presentations. The keynote
lectures were given by Professor Guijun Xian
(Harbin Institute of Technology), Professor
Rudi Seracino (North Carolina State University),
Professor Arghadeep Laskar (Indian Institute of
Technology Bombay), Professor Mark Green
(Queen’s University Canada), and Dr. Peter
Deegan (Banagher Precast Concrete). Keynote
lectures covered a variety of topics including
durability of FRPs, including natural fiber
composites, prestressed mechanically-fastened
FRP plates for repair of prestressed bridge
girders, Basalt-FRP reinforcement,
performance of structures with FRP
reinforcement under fire and an overview of
some FRP research activities in India.
The technical presentations included 10
sessions covering the topics of FRP materials,
properties, tests and standards; Bond behaviour
between FRP and concrete; FRP design codes
and guidelines; Strengthening of concrete
structures using FRP systems; Engineering
applications of FRP; FRP reinforced concrete
structures; Applications of FRCM and TRM in
concrete and masonry structures.
Best student paper awards were received by:
Tanya Fraser for the paper “Effect of surface
roughness on FRCM-concrete bond”, and Zhuo
Chen for the paper “Quasi-continuous strain
measurement with distributed fiber optic
sensors in reinforcement bars and externally
bonded CFRP strips at concrete slabs-
experiment and modelling”
Best overall paper award was received by:
Maximilian Schmidt for the paper “Production
and structural performance of thin doubly
curved elements prestressed with CFRP
tendons”.
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On behalf of the Organising Committee and IIFC,
we would like to thank all the keynote speakers,
all delegates and authors for sharing their state
of the art research and applications of FRP in the
field of reinforced concrete structures and
bridges.
Dr. Tony Nanni talks about FRP bars
extracted from old bridges
Dr. Amir Fam hands Dr. Su Taylor a
certificate of appreciation on behalf of IIFC
Dr. Su Taylor offering keynote speakers Drs. Rudi Sceracino (left) and Mark Green (right) gifts on
behalf of organizing committee
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You definitely needed an umbrella there…
Drs. Jian Fei Chen, Issam Harik, Mo
Ehsani and Esmaeel Esmaeeli enjoy a
rare moment of dry weather outdoors
Dr. Jian Fei Chen hands one of the best
student paper awards to Tanya Fraser
FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 15
A group of delegate in another rare moment of dry weather
Conference Banquet at the Isdell Courtyard at Riddel Hall, a memorable event of excellent Irish
hospitality along with traditional Irish dancing performances
FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 16
Curved Sandwich Panel for Tongzhou Bridge - Dewdrops on Lotus Leaves
Xinmiao Meng, Beijing Forestry University
Peng Feng, Tsinghua University, China
Dewdrops on Lotus Leaves Bridge
Non-linear appearance releases the imagination
and creation of architects when designing the
buildings and infrastructures, and also conveys
the intention to connect the nature with the
manmade landscapes. However, when
constructing the freeform appearance, the
traditional construction techniques especially
using concrete, face high construction cost and
slow construction speed.
The research group of Emerging Structural
Materials and Systems for Construction in
Tsinghua University found its answer in FRP.
That is FRP curved sandwich panel, composed
of FRP face sheets and PUR (Polyurethane) foam
core, which can provide a better solution to the
above issues. Such panels have the advantages
of low density, high strength, convenient
construction and excellent designability, and
are suitable to construct non-linear architecture
fast and economically.
The bridge with the 210-m length and five spans,
located in Beijing, China, is composed of steel
main structure and exterior enclosure structure.
The appearance of the enclosure structure with
9028.5-m2 area is highly non-linear, but
impressive. The main structure is made of steel
arch and the enclosure structure is made of FRP
curved sandwich panels with PUR foam core. To
connect the enclosure structure and the steel
arch, the steel brace system has to be designed.
The enclosure structure is grouped into several
parts according to each location, including
bottom part, water platform and sidewalk parts
as Fig. 2 shows. Each part is further divided into
small components, from 3.5 m to 5.5 m, along
the longitudinal direction. The total enclosure
structure is divided into 968 panels. Each panel
is unique and has to be designed individually.
The main loads, includes 5.5-m water pressure
at most, 2-kN/m2 fundamental wind pressure,
and 0.4-kN/m2 fundamental snow pressure.
The divisions of FRP curved sandwich panels into
968 blocks
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The connection joints include support joints and
assembly joints. The support joints are
embedded in the sandwich panels. To reduce
the stress concentration, the support joint is
designed as shown in the figure, in which the
FRP ribs have the K-shape end. The assembly
joint is designed to connect adjacent panels but
let the water leak out at the same time.
The sketch of connection joints
The load is transferred from the panels to the
steel brace system through the support joints.
The structural design is conducted with FEA in
ANSYS. The thickness and length of the
components are optimized through analyzing
the FEA results.
The mould for the overwater panels
For the overwater FRP curved sandwich panels,
the hand-lay-up technique to manufacture is
chosen for the small load effect. However, for
the underwater panels, the VARTM (Vacuum
Assisted Resin Transfer Molding) is chosen to
provide high quality. In the process of hand-lay-
up technique, the mold could be constructed
with wood.
The FRP curved sandwich panels are
lightweight, so the installation is very fast.
The installation of FRP curved panels
The artistic effect is rather impressive. This
work gives a reference to the application of FRP
curved sandwich panels being as the self-
standing structures, except for the formworks of
the structures.
The panels installed beneath the bridge
Support
joints
Assembly
joints
FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 18
FRP around the World
Advanced Engineering Composites Research Center of Nanjing Tech University:
Promoting the vigorous development of FRP in infrastructures
Nanjing Tech University is located in Jiangsu
Province, China. According to the 2018 Times
Higher Education Asia-Pacific University
Rankings, it ranks 37th in mainland China and
601-800 in the world. It is a university featured
by chemical engineering, material science, civil
engineering and other disciplines.
In 2008, Professor Liu Weiqing, the chief
professor of civil engineering department at
Nanjing Tech University, established the
“Advanced Engineering Composites Research
Center of Nanjing Tech University” and served
as the director of the center. Professor Liu
Weiqing is mainly engaged in the research of
FRP composite structures, modern timber
structures and structural damping control. He
has published more than 500 academic papers,
including more than 200 SCI and EI papers,
published 5 textbooks and translations, and
obtained more than 40 invention patents.
The Advanced Engineering Composites
Research Center of Nanjing Tech University
specializes in the research and product
development of composite structures in civil
infrastructure. Full-time members of the center
include Professor Fang Hai, Professor Wang Jun,
Associate Professor Qi Yujun, Associate
Professor Wan Li, Associate Professor Huo Ruili,
Associate Researcher Fang Yuan, Assistant
Professor Zhu Lu, Assistant Professor Wu Peng
and Engineer Han Juan.
The Advanced Engineering Composites Research
Center
The Advanced Engineering Composites
Research Center consists of Physical and
Chemical Laboratory, Mechanics Laboratory,
Molding Technology Laboratory, and Impact
Laboratory. The floor area of the research
center is approximately 4000 m2. There are
many large-scale machines, mainly including
composite winding machine, composite
pultrusion machine, vacuum-assisted resin
injection machine, spraying machine, fatigue
testing machine, vetical/horizontal impact test
system, salt spray test corrosion machine, high
and low temperature hygrothermal testing
machine, ultraviolet weather resistance test
machine, differential scanning calorimeter, and
thermogravimetric analysis. Many mechanical
tests (e.g. static test, dynamic test, fatigue test,
and creep test), deterioration performance tests
(e.g. corrosion resistance test and aging test),
resin modification tests, and durability lifting
tests can be carried out in the research center.
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The Advanced Engineering Composites
Research Center at Nanjing Tech University
maintains close cooperative relations with the
powerful research and development countries
in the field of composite materials, such as the
United States, Japan, Korea, and Australia. In
2014, the Advanced Engineering Composites
Research Center was approved by the National
Science Foundation as the fifth overseas branch
of the Center for Industrial/University
Collaborative Innovation. With unremitting
efforts and bold innovations, the research
center team has implemented the successful
application of composites and promoted the
vigorous development of composites in the field
of infrastructure.
At present, aiming at the international academic
frontier, many significant developments have
been made in the basic research which mainly
includes system innovation of composite
structure and industrialized moulding process,
interface enhancement of sandwich structure,
fatigue and creep properties, impact energy
absorption mechanism, structural optimization
design, degradation mechanism of multi-field
coupling, and durability improvement. At the
same time, aiming at the national major
engineering requirements, the center team has
carried out innovative application research of
composite structures in civil infrastructure,
invented composite pavement mats, composite
bridge panel, composite bumper system and
other series of products, and has applied them
in more than 40 key projects such as Runyang
Yangtze River Bridge.
The main FRP products developed by the institute
include:
Pavement mats for emergency Floor and bridge panels Floating support system for solar cells
Bumper system for bridges Sheet piles Frame Truss
FRP International • Vol. 16 No. 1 20
ASCE Journal of
Composites for
Construction
Stress–Strain Relation of FRP-Confined Predamaged Concrete Prisms with Square Sections of Different Corner Radii Subjected to Monotonic Axial Compression
Pengda Li, Lili Sui, Feng Xing, Mali Li, Yingwu
Zhou and Yu-Fei Wu ______________
Effects of Midlayer Used in FRP Confinement of RC Columns
Hamid Karimizadeh, Mohammad Reza
Eftekhar and Davood Mostofinejad ______________
Sprayed Glass Fiber–Reinforced Mortar with or
without Basalt Textile Reinforcement for Jacketing
of Low-Strength Concrete Prisms
Ali Osman Ates, Soheil Khoshkholghi, Erkan
Tore, Muhammed Marasli and Alper Ilki ______________
Seismic Retrofit of Joints of a Full-Scale 3D
Reinforced Concrete Frame with FRP Composites
Cumhur Cosgun, Mustafa Cömert, Cem
Demir and Alper İlki ______________
Strength and Deformability Aspects of Circular
Concrete Members Reinforced with Hybrid Carbon-
FRP and Glass-FRP under Flexure
Salaheldin Mousa, Hamdy M.
Mohamed and Brahim Benmokrane ______________
Analytical Study on the Torsional Behavior of
Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with
FRCM Composite
Meyyada Y. Alabdulhady, Khalid
Aljabery and Lesley H. Sneed ______________
Effect of Interfacial Bond on Plastic Hinge Length
of FRP-Confined RC Columns
Cheng Jiang, Fang Yuan, Yu-Fei Wu and Xue-Mei
Zhao ______________
Experimental Study on RC Walls with Opening
Strengthened by Externally Bonded CFRP
Mehdi M. Lima, Jeung-Hwan Doh and Muhammad
N. S. Hadi ______________
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Volume 23, Issue 2. April 2019
Enhancing Local Buckling Behavior of SHS Braces Using GFRP and CFRP Wrap
Parisa Shadan and Mohammad Zaman Kabir ______________
Empirical FRP-Concrete Bond Strength Model for Externally Bonded Reinforcement on Grooves
Amirreza Moghaddas and Davood Mostofinejad ______________
Flexural Behavior of Steel Fiber–Reinforced Lightweight Aggregate Concrete Beams Reinforced with Glass Fiber–Reinforced Polymer Bars
Tao Wu, Yijia Sun, Xi Liu and Hui Wei ______________
Effect of Small Concrete Cover on the Fatigue Behavior of GFRP Bars and Concrete Bond
Ana Veljkovic, Valter Carvelli, Marcin Michal
Haffke and Matthias Pahn ______________
Axial Behavior of Columns with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Shells and Syntactic Foam Core
Jun Wang, Hota GangaRao, Mengting Li, Ruifeng
Liang and Weiqing Liu ______________
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GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Slabs: Fire Resistance and
Design Efficiency
Hamzeh Hajiloo, Mark F. Green, Martin
Noël, Noureddine Bénichou and Mohamed Sultan ______________
Long-Term Durability of FRP Bond in the Midwest
United States for Externally Strengthened Bridge
Components
Sasan Siavashi, Christopher D. Eamon, Abdel A.
Makkawy and Hwai-Chung Wu ______________
Discussion of “Deflection of FRP Prestressed Concrete
Beams” by Shobeir Pirayeh Gar, John B. Mander, and
Stefan Hurlebaus
Peter H. Bischoff ______________
Closure to “Deflection of FRP Prestressed Concrete
Beams” by Shobeir Pirayeh Gar, John B. Mander, and
Stefan Hurlebaus
Shobeir Pirayeh Gar, John B. Mander and Stefan
Hurlebaus ______________
Volume 23, Issue 3. June 2019
Experimental Evaluation of CFRP-Concrete Bond Behavior under High Loading Rates Using Particle Image Velocimetry Method
Mohammad Sadegh Salimian and Davood
Mostofinejad ______________
Experimental Investigation of Rectangular Air-Cured Geopolymer Concrete Columns Reinforced with GFRP Bars and Stirrups
M. Elchalakani, M. Dong, A. Karrech, G. Li, M. S.
Mohamed Ali and B. Yang ______________
Experimental Behavior of CFRP Strap–Strengthened RC Beams Subjected to Sustained Loads
Feifei Jin and Janet M. Lees ______________
Behavior of Damaged Concrete Columns Repaired with Novel FRP Jacket
Ali A. Mohammed, Allan C. Manalo, Ginghis B.
Maranan, Yan Zhuge, P. V. Vijay and John Pettigrew ______________
Cyclic Load Tests on Precast Segmental Bridge Columns with Both Steel and Basalt FRP Reinforcement
Zhong-Kui Cai, Zhenyu Wang and Tony Y. Yang ______________
Postfire Performance of GFRP Stay-in-Place Formwork for Concrete Bridge Decks
Benjamin Nicoletta, Joshua Woods, John
Gales and Amir Fam ______________ Flexural Behavior of Hollow-Core Slabs Strengthened with Prestressed Basalt FRP Grids
Xing-Hua Li, Gang Wu, Sheng Wang and Xin-Hua Yu ______________ Stress-Strain Model for FRP-Confined Concrete in Eccentrically Loaded Circular Columns
G. Lin and J. G. Teng ______________ Strengthening and Retrofitting Precast Concrete Buildings to Mitigate Progressive Collapse Using Externally Bonded GFRP Strips
Kai Qian and Bing Li ______________ Seismic Performance of Underwater Bridge Columns Strengthened with Prestressed-Concrete Panels and FRP Reinforcement
Yu Tang, Gang Wu, Zeyang Sun and Yunfeng Zhang ______________
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FRP INTERNATIONALthe official newsletter of the International Institute for FRP in Construction
International Institute for FRP in Construction Council
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International Institute for FRP in Construction Advisory Committee L.C. Bank City College of New York T. Ueda (Chair) Hokkaido University, Japan A. Nanni University of Miami, USA L.P. Ye Tsinghua University, China K.W. Neale University of Sherbrooke, Canada J.F. Chen Queen’s University Belfast S.H. Rizkalla North Carolina State University, USA R. Kotynia Technical University of Lodz, Poland J.G. Teng Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
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