Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Connections with Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites

用纤维增强聚合物（FRP）对结构缺陷的钢筋混凝土结构进行有效改造将提高澳大利亚基础设施的安全性，从而产生社会和经济效益。通过改造避免结构倒塌将带来明显的社会效益，最大限度地减少基础设施的损坏将为公共和私营部门带来经济效益。此外，工程师在设计玻璃钢加建措施时，亦会加强信心。当地的改造工程专家知识将是一项宝贵的技术，可以出口到我们易受地震影响的国际邻国，从而创造收入，并使澳大利亚成为改造领域的世界领导者。

Effective retrofitting of structurally deficient reinforced concrete structures with fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) will improve the safety of Australian infrastructure resulting in both social and economic benefits. Avoidance of structure collapse by retrofitting will provide obvious social benefits and minimisation of infrastructure damage will provide economic benefits to both the public and private sector. Engineering confidence in designing FRP retrofitting measures will also be enhanced. Local engineering expert knowledge in retrofitting will be a valuable technology to export to our seismically vulnerable international neighbours thus creating revenue and establishing Australia as a world leader in the retrofitting field.