Intro
Contents
About the Editors
Axial Capacity of Concrete Filled GFRP Tubes with Simulated Tube Damage
1 Introduction
2 Experimental Program
2.1 Materials: FRP Tubes and Concrete
2.2 Test Specimens
2.3 Simulated Damage, Instrumentations, and Testing Procedure
3 Experimental Results
3.1 General Behavior
3.2 Failure Mode
4 Conclusions
References
Durability Performance of Various Corrosion Resistant Reinforcing Materials Under Severe Environmental Exposure
1 Introduction
2 Research Goal
3 Background
4 Experimental Program
4.1 Methodology

4.2 Materials
4.3 Exposure Regimes
5 Results
5.1 Cracking Behaviour at Service and Ultimate Loads
5.2 Flexural Capacity at Ultimate
5.3 Load-Deflection Behaviour
5.4 Ductility
6 Conclusions
References
Dynamic Response Calibration of Hybrid Floating Bridge System Using Rayleigh Damping
1 Introduction
2 Floating Bridge Description
3 Numerical Modeling
3.1 Geometry Description
3.2 Hybrid NCP
3.3 Boundary Conditions and Failure Criteria
4 Equation of Motion and Rayleigh Damping
5 Damping Calibration of NCP and HNCP
6 Conclusions
References

Numerical Modeling of Hybrid Steel/GFRP Reinforced Concrete Bridges Piers
1 Introduction
2 Finite Element Model and Validation
3 Proposed Hybrid Reinforcement Configuration
4 Analysis Results and Discussion
5 Conclusions
References
Field Investigation of CFRP Bond on RC Bridges
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 Research Significance
4 Method of Investigation
4.1 Machine Operation
4.2 Signal Analysis
5 Field Investigation
5.1 Investigation Procedure
6 Conclusion
References

Examining the Effect of Load Type and History Using Reliability on Optimizing the Design of FRP-Strengthened RC Members in Flexure
1 Introduction
2 Experimental Database
3 Reliability Analysis
3.1 Updated Reliability
3.2 Equivalent Phi Factor
3.3 Solution Scheme
4 Reliability Analysis
5 Conclusion
References
Design and Performance of GFRP Reinforced Bridge Decks in NOVA SCOTIA-Preliminary Analysis
1 Introduction
2 Phase I: Analysis of GFRP-Reinforced Bridge Decks in Nova Scotia (NS)
2.1 Analysis Basis
2.2 Analysis Results and Discussion

3 Phase II: Reliability-Based Model
4 Conclusion
5 Future Work
References
Three-Dimensional CT Imaging Analysis of Concrete: Effects of Water and Sand Contents on Pore Characteristics
1 Introduction
2 Materials and Methodologies
2.1 Specimens
2.2 CT Imaging
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 General
3.2 Effect of W/C Ratio
3.3 Effect of S/C Ratio
4 Summary and Conclusions
References
An Innovative Wedge Anchorage for CFRP Plates: Finite Element Modeling and Experimental Verification
1 Introduction
2 Finite Element (FE) Model
2.1 General