The book should help further the acceptance of composites for civil structural applications by providing a source for practising engineers, decision makers, and students involved in architectural engineering, construction and materials, disaster reduction, environmental engineering, maritime structural technology, transportation engineering and urban planning. It addresses the current lack, or inaccessibility, of data related to the durability of these materials, which is proving to be one of the major challenges to the widespread acceptance and implementation of FRP composites in civil infrastructure. Durability of composites for civil structural applications (ISBN 978-1-84569-035-9) This comprehensive book on the durability of FRP composites will make it easier for the practising civil engineer and designer to use these materials on a routine basis. It will be an invaluable reference for all those concerned with the design, construction and service life of plated structures. Together with its companion volume, this important book summarises the wealth of research on understanding the behaviour of thin-walled (plated) components. Chapters review the behaviour of components such as beams and plates together with materials such as steel, ceramic-metal and other composites.
Related titles: Analysis and design of plated structures Volume 2: Dynamics (ISBN 978-1-84569-116-5) This second of two volumes on plated structures reviews dynamics, particularly vibration.