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Introduction to FRP’s

Pros and Cons of FRPs

•High Cost
•Strength/Specific Gravity
(10‐15 times that of steel) •Low Elastic Modulus
•Corrosion Resistance •Stress Corrosion

•Fatigue Characteristics •Lack of Ductility

•Electromagnetic Neutrality •Anisotropic properties

“Innovative Seismic Strengthening System for Concrete Structures”
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