Connections of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Structural Members: A Review of theState of the Art

摘要

This review of the state of the art of connections of fiber-reinforced polymer(FRP) members covers primary structural connections (whose integrity is crucial to the functioning and safety of a structure), in which at least one of the members is made of FRP. The connections consist of mechanical joints, bonded joints, interlocking joints, or a combination of those, such as frame connections. After an earlier period of benefiting from aerospace research and imitation of steel connections, FRP connection design in civil infrastructure is beginning to develop in new, original directions.