Two West Virginia University civil and environmental engineering professors have co-authored a book on reinforced concrete design with fiber-reinforced polymer composites.

Hota GangaRao and P.V. Vijay, who are both involved with the WVU Constructed Facilities Center, authoredReinforced Concrete Design with FRP Composites,along with Narendra Taly, a professor of civil engineering at California State University. The book was recently published by Taylor and Francis.

The authors intend for the book to serve as a text in colleges and universities for courses in concrete design using FRP reinforcing bars and wrapping systems, both as internal and external reinforcement. These approaches are based on recommendations of the American Concrete Institute, with guide emphasis on design limit states.

We hope that this book will serve as an excellent resource both for students and for practicing engineers,GangaRao said.

The book includes a state-of-the-art analysis and design of concrete members with fiber-reinforced, polymer reinforced strengthening or wrapping systems. It presents readers with specific information needed for designing concrete structures with FRP reinforcing bar as a substitute for steel bar, or using FRP fabrics to strengthen concrete members.

The 400-page book presents an in-depth discussion of this analysis, including mathematical derivations and design approaches. It also includes many practical examples, an extensive list of references and a glossary of terms.