COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE USE OF POLYMER FIBERS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5150 THE USE OF POLYMER FIBERS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HASAN MURAT TANARSLAN

Offered to

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Structural Engineering
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Course Objective

Fiber reinforced composites have been used in structural engineering in a variety of forms from structural profiles to internal reinforcing bars for concrete members to strips and sheets for external strengthening of concrete and other structures. Apart from form and application type the used FRP either as strengthening material or structural reinforcement affects positively to the member its applied. It is application area is huge from bridges to structural members as beams, columns, shear walls, slab and etc. and from flexural to shear strengthening.

The purpose of this course is to appreciate the detailed design procedures for FRP composites for civil engineering structures. This course is divided into four main parts. The first part provides an introduction to FRP applications, products, and properties and to the methods of understanding the characteristic properties of FRP materials for use in structural design. The second part covers the design of concrete structural members reinforced with FRP reinforcing bars. The third part covers the design of FRP strengthening systems such as strips, sheets, and fabrics for upgrading the strength and ductility of reinforced concrete structural members. The fourth part covers the design of trusses and frames made entirely of FRP structural profiles produced by the pultrusion process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the properties of FRP materials.
2   To develop the students analytical abilities and understand the formulas from design codes and their usage.
3   To understand the behavior of structures that are designed with FRP reinforcements.
4   To assist the student to understand the behavior of FRP strengthened concrete members.
5   To understand the behavior and usage of FRP pultruded profiles in trusses and frames.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2 Historical Background 1.3 FRP Reinforcements for New Concrete Structural Members 1.4 FRP Strengthening of Existing Structural Members 1.5 FRP Profiles for New Structures 1.6 Properties of FRP Products for Structural Engineering Design 1.7 Published Design Guides, Codes, and Specifications for FRP Composites in Structural Engineering
2 2. Materials and Manufacturing 2.1 Overview 2.2 Raw Materials 2.2.1 Reinforcing Fibers 2.2.2 Polymer Resins 2.3 Manufacturing Methods 2.4 Properties of FRP Composites 2.5 Theoretical and Testing Methods for Determination of Properties
3 3. Design with FRP Reinforcements 3.1 Overview 3.2 Properties of FRP Reinforcing Bars 3.3 Design Basis for FRP-Reinforced Concrete 3.4. FRP Flexural Reinforcement 3.5 Design Procedure for an FRP-Reinforced Flexural Member
4 4. FRP Shear Reinforcement 4.1 Shear Design of an FRP-Reinforced Concrete Section 4.1.1 Concrete Contribution to Shear Capacity 4.1.2 Shear Capacity of FRP Stirrups 4.1.3 Punching Shear Capacity in Slabs 4.2 Limits on Shear Reinforcement and Shear Strengths for Shear Design 4.3 Design Procedure for FRP Shear Reinforcement
5 5. FRP Reinforcement Detailing 5.1 Geometric Details 5.1.1 Calculation of Bar Spacing 5.2 Bond Strength of FRP Bars 5.3 Design Procedure to Detail FRP Bars in a Beam and other structural members
6 6. Design Basis for FRP Strengthening 6.1 Properties of FRP Strengthening Systems 6.2 Design Basis for FRP Strengthening Systems 6.3 Deflections in FRP-Strengthened Structures
7 7. FRP Flexural Strengthening 7.1 Flexural Capacity of an FRP-Strengthened Member 7.2 Determination of Failure Modes and Flexural Capacity 7.3 Detailing for Flexural Strengthening 7.4 Design Procedure for a Flexurally Strengthened Concrete Member 7.5 Load Deflection Response of FRP-Strengthened Flexural Members
8 I. Mid term Exam
9 9. FRP Shear Strengthening 9.1 Shear Capacity of an FRP-Strengthened Member 9.2 Design Procedure for Shear Strengthening 9.3 Shear Strengthening of Fully Wrapped Axially Loaded Columns
10 10 FRP Confining 10.1 FRP Confining for Axial Strengthening 10.2 Design Procedure for FRP Axial Strengthening of RC Circular Columns 10.3 FRP Confining for Increased Ductility
11 11. Design Basis for FRP Profiles 11.1 Properties of Pultruded Profiles 11.2 Design Basis for FRP Pultruded Structures 11.3 Pultruded Flexural Members 11.4 Stresses in Flexural Members 11.5 Deformations in Flexural Members 11.6 Design Procedure for Flexural Members
12 12. Pultruded Axial Members 12.1 Stresses in Axial Members 12.2 Deformations in Axial Members 12.3 Design Procedure for Axial Members
13 13. Pultruded Connections 13.1 Conventional Pultruded Connections 13.2 Custom Pultruded Connections 13.3 Design Procedure for a Pultruded Connection
14 II. Mid term Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Suggested Sources for the Course: Daniel Gay, Suong V. Hoa, Stephen W. Tsai., Composite Materials design and application. CRC Press, Boca Raton London, New York, Washington, D.C.,523 sayfa , 2003

Supplementary Book(s): Kaw, A,K., : Mechanics of Composite Materials, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, London, New York, 473 sayfa, 2006.
Gibson, R, F., Principles of Composite Material Mechanics, Mcgraw-Hill, INC, New York, 446 sayfa, 1994.
Case, J, Chilver, L, Ross, C,T,F., Strength of Materials and Structures. John Wiley&Sons., New York, Toronto, 719 sayfa, 1999.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture format. All class members are expected to attend the lecture hours. A project according to the aim of this course will be given to the students to understand deeply the behavior of FRP systems. In addition students need to investigate special topics which will be given to them while the course. By this means they will have the opportunity to learn the way of searching a topic with all its contents.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

L O 1, 3, 4, 5: Will be evaluated by the questions that were asked in mid-term exam and final examination.
L O 1, 2: Will be evaluated by considering the given homework and special investigation presentations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University Tinaztepe Campus Civil Engineering Department 35160/ Buca/Izmir
Tel: 0 (232) 301 70 47

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 2 8 16
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 14 28
Preparing presentations 2 7 14
Final 1 2,5 3
Midterm 2 2,5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14
LO.244
LO.3443
LO.44445
LO.54554