TY - BOOK ID - 8580312 TI - Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Infrastructure Applications : Focusing on Innovation, Technology Implementation and Sustainability AU - Jain, Ravi. AU - Lee, Luke. PY - 2012 SN - 9400723563 9400723571 9786613455543 1283455544 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Building materials -- Environmental aspects. KW - Fibrous composites. KW - Fibrous composites KW - Building materials KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Chemical & Materials Engineering KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Environmental Sciences KW - Materials Science KW - Environmental aspects KW - Polymer-impregnated concrete. KW - Polymeric composites. KW - Sustainable development. KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Composite polymeric materials KW - Polymer-matrix composites KW - Concrete, Polymer KW - Concrete, Polymer-impregnated KW - Polymer concrete KW - Environment. KW - Civil engineering. KW - Building materials. KW - Sustainable Development. KW - Building Materials. KW - Civil Engineering. KW - Economic development KW - Concrete KW - Reinforced plastics KW - Building construction. KW - Engineering KW - Public works KW - Architectural materials KW - Architecture KW - Building KW - Building supplies KW - Buildings KW - Construction materials KW - Structural materials KW - Materials UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8580312 AB - This book examines current issues of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in civil infrastructure.  The contents of this book are divided into two parts.  The first part engages topics related to durability and service life of FRP composites and how they contribute to sustainability.  The second part highlights implementation and applications of the FRP composites with an emphasis on bridge structures.  An introductory chapter provides an overview of FRP composites and its role in a sustainable built environment highlighting the issues of durability and service life followed by a current review of sustainability in infrastructure design. ER -