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This is a three-part recorded webinar series from August 15 - 17, 2017.

Externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) systems have been used to strengthen and retrofit existing concrete structures around the world since the mid-1980s. Structural elements strengthened with externally bonded FRP systems include beams, slabs, columns, walls, joints/connections, chimneys and smokestacks, vaults, domes, tunnels, silos, pipes, and trusses. Externally bonded FRP systems were developed as alternatives to traditional external reinforcing techniques such as steel plate bonding and steel or concrete column jacketing. Guidelines from ACI 440.2R-17, “Guide for the Design and Construction of Externally Bonded FRP Systems for Strengthening Concrete Structures,” and ACI 440.7R-10, “Guide for the Design and Construction of Externally Bonded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Systems for Strengthening Unreinforced Masonry Structures,” will be discussed.

Part 1 introduces fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials, the many externally bonded FRP strengthening systems, and construction guidelines.
Part 2 covers the design of externally bonded FRP systems for flexural strengthening, shear strengthening, confinement, and other engineering considerations.

Part 3 focuses on FRP systems used to strengthen unreinforced masonry structures.

Learning Objectives

Introduction to Externally Bonded FRP Systems
1. Identify the components of FRP material
2. Understand the mechanical properties of FRP
3. Summarize typical uses of FRP in construction
4. List FRP strengthening systems
5. Review construction guidelines

Design of Externally Bonded FRP Systems
1. Describe flexural design procedure of concrete members using externally applied FRP
2. Discuss shear design procedure of concrete members using externally applied FRP
3. Explain design procedures for concrete member confinement using FRP
4. Identify strengthening limits while using FRP
5. List detailing considerations

Externally Bonded FRP Systems for Unreinforced Masonry Structures
1. Describe design procedure for masonry strengthening using FRP to resist out of plane loads
2. Explain design procedure for masonry strengthening using FRP to resist in plane loads
3. Review detailing procedures
4. List installation guidelines

View each recorded webinar. Complete a 10-question quiz with a score of 80% or higher to receive a certificate for 0.1 CEU (equivalent to 1.0 PDH) for each module.

Total Continuing Education Credit: 0.3 CEU (3.0 PDH)

Approved by AIA and ICC

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