Glass Fibre Reinforcement: Changing the Concrete Construction Industry

By peomc | November 6, 2012

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

Location: Mississauga Central Library, Noel Ryan Auditorium, 301 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W., Mississauga, ON

Registration: Closed

Steel has been used as the primary reinforcing material in concrete for decades. In certain situations, however, the material properties of steel rebar do not meet the requirements. In these cases, Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Reinforcement can be installed. In Canada, the installation of (GFRP) rebar is becoming increasingly common in situations where conventional steel reinforcement reaches its limits, due to its tendency to corrode in chemically aggressive environments and due to their magnetic and electrical conductivity. Glass Fibre Rebar has a higher tensile strength, is corrosion resistant, non-magnetic, easily machined and much lighter than steel. The newest generation of FRP reinforcing bars ComBAR is strong enough and extremely durable to be installed as permanent load-bearing reinforcement for 100 years and more.

Speakers

D. Topuzi, MCE, Product Eng., Schöck Canada Inc., PhD Candidate at UW: New ComBAR Bent Bars and latest test results at University of Waterloo.

Prof. Dr. S. Sheikh, Dep. of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto:
Results on the behavior of GFRP-reinforced concrete structures.

Prof. Dr. K. Sennah, Civil Engineering Department, Ryerson University:
Sustainable bridge superstructure using GFRP technology.

Agenda

6:00 – 6:30pm reception
6:30 – 7:00pm first Presentation QandA
7:00 – 7:30pm second Presentation including QandA
7:30 – 7:45pm coffee break
7:45 – 8:15pm third presentation including QandA
8:15 – 8:30 pm further questions and end of the event