Overview
- Discusses about the latest innovation and advancements in FRP and other sustainable materials used in the construction
- Provides solutions for issues found in civil structures such as corrosion and, strength deficient structure
- Highlights the various forms in which the FRP components could be tailored and stacked up
Part of the book series: Composites Science and Technology (CST)
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
Keywords
- Composite Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP)
- Functionally Graded Composite Materials
- Hybrid Structures
- Natural Fiber Based Composites
- Multi-Directional Composite Laminates
- Honeycomb Sandwich Structures
- Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC)
- Polymer Bio-Nanocomposites
- Sustainable Cementitious
- Reinforced Cement Concrete
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Muthukumar Gopalarathnam is Assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani, Rajasthan. He did his B.Tech. (Hons.) from SASTRA University, Thanjavur, and M.E. and Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from BITS Pilani-Pilani campus. His research interest lies primarily in the areas of earthquake-resistant analysis and design, fire resistance of structures, and non-linear finite element analysis of structures. He has six journal articles and 14 conference publications apart from three book chapters. He, along with Prof. Manoj Kumar and Prof. Shamsher Bahadur Singh, has also developed outcome-based learning document for the course "Structural Analysis - II" under National Mission Project on Pedagogy (Main Phase) [2016-2017]. He is also Recipient of BITS Pilani Additional Competitive Research Grant on "Investigation of Ductile Characteristics of High Strength Concrete Beams Reinforced with High Strength Steels and Basalt Fibers under Elevated Temperature Condition." He has been one of the invited resource persons for the Teaching-Learning Workshop for Next Generation Academicians at BITS Pilani-Pilani campus.
Venkatesh Kodur is University Distinguished Professor and Director of the Centre on Structural Fire Engineering and Diagnostics at Michigan State University (MSU), USA. He is an internationally recognized scholar for his contributions in structural, material, and fire engineering fields. His research interestsinclude fire resistance analysis and design of structural systems, material performance at elevated temperatures and building collapse investigations. He has published more than 480 peer-reviewed papers in journals and conferences and has given numerous plenary and keynote presentations at major international conferences. As per Google Scholar, he has more than 17,000 citations with an "h" index of 72. His contributions to the Civil Engineering and Fire Protection Engineering professions have been recognized by peers through prestigious honors and awards. He has been elected as Fellow of six institutes/academies: Canadian Academy of Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), American Concrete Institute (ACI), and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). He is Professional Engineer, Associate Editor of Journal of Structural Engineering, and Journal of Structural Fire Engineering,Editorial Board Member of five leading journals, Chairman of ASCE (SEI)-SFPE 29 (Fire) Standards Committee, and Member of UK-EPSRC College of Reviewers. He has won many awards and prestigious appointments, including Michigan State University "University Distinguished Professor" Award, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Faculty Fellowship Award, MSU Distinguished Faculty Award, NRCC (Government of Canada) Outstanding Achievement Award, Fulbright Scholar Award; "INFOSYS Visiting Chair Professor" appointment at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, Government of India “VAJRA Faculty Award for Collaborative Research” at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, and NATO Award for collaborative research. Most notably, he was part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and American Society of Civil Engineers, Society of Fire Protection Engineers high profile "Experts Team" that investigated the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) buildings as a result of September 11 attacks.
Vasant A. Matsagar is currently serving as Professor and Dogra Chair in Structural Engineering in Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. He obtained his doctorate (Ph.D.) degree from IIT Bombay in 2005 in the area of earthquake engineering for his Ph.D. Thesis, "Earthquake Behavior and Impact Response Control of Base-Isolated Buildings" from which he has been honored with IIT Bombay Research Paper Award. He performed post-doctoral research in the area of application of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites in prestressed concrete bridge structures at Lawrence Technological University (LTU), Michigan in USA. He is the recipient of numerous national and international recognition including Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers, Carl Friedrich von Siemens Research Award, Erasmus Mundus Award, DST Young Scientist Award, DAAD Research Ambassador and DAAD Awards, DAE YoungScientist Award, IBC Award for Excellence in Built Environment, IEI Young Engineer Award, Teaching Excellence Award, IIT Delhi Outstanding Young Faculty Fellow, Young Professional Award, etc. He has served as Member on the National Building Code (NBC) of India and is currently serving on code-development committees in the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Indian Roads Congress (IRC), and International Standards Organization (ISO). Currently, he is serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) Journal and the Indian Concrete Journal (ICJ). He is Associate Editor for the Computational Methods in Structural Engineering Section in Frontiers in Built Environment. Moreover, he is Editorial Board Member of the Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (BNZSEE), Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)—Structures and Buildings, Advances in Civil Engineering, and International of Protective Structures (IJPS), served as Responsible Editor of the Earthquake Spectra journal, and Guest Editor of several international journals. He is Founding Director and Fellow of the Council of Vibration Specialists (CVS); he has received several fellowships such as that from Humboldt Foundation, Erasmus, ASEM-DUO India, and he is also Elected Fellow of the Indian National Academy for Engineering (FNAE), Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (FCDRI), Institution of Engineers (India) (FIEI), and Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (FISET).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Materials and Sustainable Structures
Editors: Shamsher Bahadur Singh, Muthukumar Gopalarathnam, Venkatesh Kumar R. Kodur, Vasant A. Matsagar
Series Title: Composites Science and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8979-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-8978-0Published: 02 March 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-8981-0Published: 03 March 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-8979-7Published: 01 March 2023
Series ISSN: 2662-1819
Series E-ISSN: 2662-1827
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 376
Number of Illustrations: 41 b/w illustrations, 172 illustrations in colour
Topics: Structural Materials, Materials Science, general, Materials Engineering