Civil and structural engineering applications, recent trends, research and developments on pultruded fiber reinforced polymer closed sections: a review

Abstract

The objectives of this study are to review and evaluate the developments and applications of pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer composites in civil and structural engineering and review advances in research and developments. Several case applications are reviewed. The paper presents a state-of-the-art review of fundamental research on the behavior of pultruded fiber reinforced polymer closed sections and highlights gaps in knowledge and areas of potential further research.

Keywords

fibre reinforced polymer composites / behaviour of FRPs tubular sections / pultruded FRP tubular profiles / FRP tubes in bridges / applications of pultruded FRP tubes / new-build with FRP tubes

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