Application of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) to Bridge Engineering and Prospects of CFRP

Application of CFRP to bridge engineering is now a popular research and developing subject in the international civil engineering field. On the basis of the brief description of the properties of the CFRP composite material and the development at home and abroad, CFRP bars used for the concrete bridges and bridge strengthening are introduced. The problems relating to the use of CFRP in the bridge engineering and the prospects of the material are also pointed out.