A
workshop was held to determine the prioritized research needs of FRP use as
related to concrete and masonry
structures, and hybrid structures. The workshop
had seven sessions and 48 participants from different countries representing
various disciplines of academia, design, government, owner and code officials.
Prioritized research needs were established in each of the following topical
session areas: internal FRP; external FRP; durability; QC/NDE/SHM; fire and extreme
loads; and hybrid structures. A final session of prioritized overall voting
determined rank-ordered research needs. The workshop was sponsored by American
Concrete Institute (ACI), ISIS of Canada, and the National Science Foundation
(NSF) was organized by ACI Committee 440-D. A final report was published in
March 2005 and a final project report was submitted to the NSF in July 2006.
The prioritized outcomes given in this paper are divided into two main
categories; namely, those of Highly
Recommended Research and those of
Recommended Research. The Highly Recommended Research generally fell into the
topics of Durability, Performance-Based Areas, New Materials and Systems, Need
for Integrated Education, and Research Partnerships. The paper gives a summary
of these highly recommended items and references the complete Workshop report.