Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Materials and Sustainable Structures

This book deals with the introduction of various kinds of advanced composite materials such as carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP), and basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP). This book covers the advantages and disadvantages of these advanced composite materials. The primary advantages, such as high specific strength and stiffness, of advance composite materials result in lighter and durable structures. On the other hand, its linear elastic behavior till failure has been highlighted as the main disadvantage for their structural applications. This book also highlights the various forms in which the FRP components are tailored and stacked up to optimize its strength and stiffness to deliver the high-performance structural as well as non-structural components in its real-life application. The various forms in which FRP materials are developed are described such as uni-directional, cross-ply, angle-ply, hybrid, and functionally graded composites. In addition, various forms in which these materials stacked and/ bonded to fabricate the various structural and non-structural components are described. Most importantly, techniques to extract plant-based cellulosic fibers and its application to fabricate the various forms of sustainable composite products are described. In addition, development of nano-particle-enforced cellulosic fibers for sustainable industrial products has also been presented. Furthermore, the use of advanced composites and natural fiber-based composites has been demonstrated for repair, rehabilitation, and retrofitting of deficient structural systems. Moreover, the comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art research on the test methods for material characterization at room and elevated temperature is presented which will be of high interest to scientists, researchers, students, and engineers working in the fields of composite materials such as FRPs and other forms of composites such as fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC). This book is also helpful for undergraduate, masters, and most importantly Ph.D. research scholars for developing their fundamental understanding on advanced composite materials and their applications in construction as well as industrial sectors.

Shamsher Bahadur Singh is Fellow of ASCE, Chartered Engineer (India), and Fellow of Institution of Engineers, Fellow of Coalition for Disaster Resilience Infrastructure, and Fellow of Indian Association of Structural Engineers. He has Professional Engineering (Civil) license from USA and has received several fellowships such as Post-doctorate Fellowship from Lawrence Technological University, USA, Quality Improvement Program Fellowship at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Research Fellowship at Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College Allahabad, as well as National Merit Scholarship from Regional Engineering College (REC) Warangal, and integrated scholarship at schools. He has 245 publications to his credit which include more than 195 research papers, 9 books, 13 research reports, and 23 book chapters, 2 theses, and 3 patents. Most importantly, he has 1. executed 40 research and consultancy projects at international level, 2. won a prestigious collaborative project in collaboration with IIT Delhi and sponsored by Defence Research and Development Organization for development of blast-resistant containers, 3. won US-2020 partnership award from US Department of State with collaborations from MSU, USA, and IIT Delhi, 4. awarded a project from U.S.-India Education Foundation, Fulbright Specialist Program to host U.S. Specialist, at BITS Pilani, for academic year 2022, 5. received the Best Academician of the Year 2020 Award by the honorable Governor of Rajasthan, India, 6. selected as Member of Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) Academy of Construction Engineering, 7. awarded Bharat Shiksha Gaurav Puraskar and Certificate of Excellence from KTK Outstanding Achievers and Education Foundation, New Delhi, 8. won the Best Paper Awards from The Indian Concrete Journal in 2020 and ACEE2015, Penang Malaysia, in 2015, (9) elected as Associate Member of American Concrete Institute (ACI) 440 and ACI 423 committees, and (10) appointed as Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Computational Methods in Structural Engineering. He has taught in some of the best universities in India and USA such as at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, NIT Warangal, BITS Pilani, and Lawrence Technological University, USA. Currently, he is Senior Professor, Member of SEI-GAD Interorganizational Collaboration Committee, and Founder Faculty Advisor for SEI Graduate Student Chapter of ASCE at BITS Pilani.Muthukumar Gopalarathnam is Assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani, Rajasthan. He did his B.Tech. (Hons.) from SASTRA University, Thanjavur, and M.E. and Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from BITS Pilani-Pilani campus. His research interest lies primarily in the areas of earthquake-resistant analysis and design, fire resistance of structures, and non-linear finite element analysis of structures. He has six journal articles and 14 conference publications apart from th