TY - JOUR
T1 - Innovating arch structures with fiber-reinforced polymer composites
T2 - A review
AU - Xia, Z. Y.
AU - Jiang, T.
AU - Yu, T.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The authors are grateful for the financial support received from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No.: 51778569) and the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (Project No.: T22-502/18-R).
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are a class of advanced non-metallic materials featuring advantages of high strength, light weight and excellent corrosion resistance. These advantages, in conjunction with the various methods available for making curved FRP members, create a wide range of possibilities for innovating arch structures with FRP composites. However, this subject has received inadequate research attention despite the exciting prospects demonstrated by pioneer studies. This paper provides a review on this subject with the aim to build a holistic picture and engage wider research participation. The paper begins with an overview of four feasible manufacturing/forming methods (vacuum infusion, filament winding, pultrusion and active bending), with an emphasis on their capability of creating curved FRP members and potential applications in arch structures. A review is next made on previous arch projects and relevant novel concepts, which are classified into two categories (all-FRP arches and FRP-incorporating hybrid arches) with distinct functionality and targeted areas of application. On the basis of this review, directions for future development of each of the two categories are highlighted, with a number of challenges and potential solutions discussed.
AB - Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are a class of advanced non-metallic materials featuring advantages of high strength, light weight and excellent corrosion resistance. These advantages, in conjunction with the various methods available for making curved FRP members, create a wide range of possibilities for innovating arch structures with FRP composites. However, this subject has received inadequate research attention despite the exciting prospects demonstrated by pioneer studies. This paper provides a review on this subject with the aim to build a holistic picture and engage wider research participation. The paper begins with an overview of four feasible manufacturing/forming methods (vacuum infusion, filament winding, pultrusion and active bending), with an emphasis on their capability of creating curved FRP members and potential applications in arch structures. A review is next made on previous arch projects and relevant novel concepts, which are classified into two categories (all-FRP arches and FRP-incorporating hybrid arches) with distinct functionality and targeted areas of application. On the basis of this review, directions for future development of each of the two categories are highlighted, with a number of challenges and potential solutions discussed.
KW - all-FRP arches
KW - arch structures
KW - curved FRP members
KW - Fiber-reinforced polymer
KW - FRP-incorporating hybrid arches
KW - manufacturing methods
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U2 - 10.1177/13694332231180373
DO - 10.1177/13694332231180373
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85163013523
SN - 1369-4332
JO - Advances in Structural Engineering
JF - Advances in Structural Engineering
ER -