@inbook{baf80264fa304d91a91f155e345767b6,
title = "Introduction",
abstract = "Fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have become essential materials for maintaining and strengthening existing infrastructure. Many new innovative types of hybrid material and structural systems have been developed using FRP composite materials. Increased utilisation of FRP requires that structural engineers and practitioners be able to understand the behaviour of FRP materials and design composite structures. This book provides an overview of different advanced FRP composites and the use of these materials in a variety of application areas. This chapter specifically covers a brief review on FRP applications and gives an outline of the book. {\textcopyright} 2013 Woodhead Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.",
keywords = "Civil engineering, Composites, Concrete, Fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP), Strengthening, Structural engineering",
author = "Jiping Bai",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1533/9780857098641.1",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-0-85709-418-6",
series = "Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering",
publisher = "Woodhead Publishing Ltd",
number = "46",
pages = "1--4",
editor = "Jiping Bai",
booktitle = "Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Structural Applications",
}