The Performance of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Strengthening in the Fire

Abstract

Bonded fibre-reinforced-polymer (FRP) strengthening is an increasingly popular refurbishment method. This involves gluing an advanced fibre composite on to the existing structure to increase its sectional capacity. One issue that has yet to be fully addressed is the fire performance of bonded FRP strengthening. The opportunity was taken to evaluate the performance of bonded FRP in Dalmarnock Test One.