MULTIFUNCTIONAL USE OF CARBON-FIBRE COMPOSITES IN CONSTRUCTION: PRESENT SITUATION AND TRENDS

摘要

In recent years, carbon-fibre (CF) composites have come to play a major role in structural post-strengthening. Yet, such applications have so far failed to fully exploit the high strengths and the multi-functionality of CF composites, and their potential for new-build structures is still not widely recognized. Despite the resounding technical success achieved by pilot projects worldwide, the commercial impact of these (with the exception of post-strengthening) has remained modest. This paper makes proposals as to how better use may be made of the multi-functionality of CF composites on future construction projects.