Title:
Tech Spotlight: Evolution of FRP Products for Concrete Repair
Author(s):
Mo Ehsani
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
47
Issue:
4
Appears on pages(s):
54-58
Keywords:
panel, wall, beam, surface
DOI:
10.14359/51746694
Date:
4/1/2025
Abstract:
This article introduces the latest fiber-reinforced polymer panel system developed by the author—SPiRe®+. These panels can serve as formwork, corrosion resistant reinforcement, and waterproofing. With their flat and smooth exterior face and protruding T-profiles on the interior face, the panels act as reinforcing elements for strengthening beams, slabs, and walls.
Related References:
1. Saadatmanesh, H., and Ehsani, M.R., “Strengthening of Concrete Girders with Epoxy Bonded Fiber Composite Overlays,” Bridge Research in Progress Proceedings of a Symposium Funded by the National Science Foundation and Sponsored by the Iowa State University, Des Moines, IA, Sept. 26-27, 1988, pp. 117-120.
2. Saadatmanesh, H., and Ehsani, M.R., “Fiber Composite Plates Can Strengthen Concrete Beams,” Concrete International, V. 12, No. 3, Mar. 1990, pp. 65-71.
3. Ehsani, M., “FRP Super Laminates,” Concrete International, V. 32, No. 3, Mar. 2010, pp. 49-53.
4. Hammons, M.I.; Strickler, J.S.; Murphy, J.W.; Rabalais, C.P.; Crane, C.K.; and Barela, C., “Pile Wrapping for Expedient Port Repair – PIER Spiral 1,” Draft report, Engineer Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS, Aug. 2018, 117 pp., https://pilemedic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Pile-Wrapping-for-Expedient-Port-Repair-PIER-Spiral-1.pdf.