Novel bendable, durable, and recyclable thermoplastic (TP) fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement for concrete structures
Novel bendable,durable, and recyclable thermoplastic (TP) fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement for concrete structures
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TOP-Crete Scope
The TOP-Crete project will deal with the improvement and optimization of the composition, production and bending process focusing on recyclability of bars.
Highly durable mechanical performance
One of the current challenges of the construction sector is to design and build highly durable structures with high mechanical performance so they can reach a longer lifetime …
FRP Embedded Reinforcement
Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) embedded reinforcement constitutes a competitive alternative to conventional steel reinforcement …
Circular economy
By replacing the thermosetting resin by a thermoplastic resin, rebars can be bent after pultrusion, resulting in a reduction of construction lead times. …
Recyclability
Development of the first-ever embedded thermoplastic-based FRP reinforcement for reinforced concrete structures designed for recyclability and for …
Highly durable mechanical performance
One of the current challenges of the construction sector is to design and build highly durable structures with high mechanical performance so they can reach a longer lifetime …
Fibre reinforced polymer embedded reinforcement
Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) embedded reinforcement constitutes a competitive alternative to conventional steel reinforcement …
Sustainability & circular economy
By replacing the thermosetting resin by a thermoplastic resin, rebars can be bent after pultrusion, resulting in a reduction of construction lead times. …
Recyclability
Development of the first-ever embedded thermoplastic-based FRP reinforcement for reinforced concrete structures designed for recyclability and for …
Funding Organizations
Acknowledgement
This project «Novel bendable thermoplastic rebars for improved durability and sustainability of concrete structures» is financed within ERA-NET Cofund M-ERA.NET 3 Call 2022, and co-financed with state support from the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (project no. TH82020005) under the Programme EPSILON. This project was funded under the National Recovery Plan from the European Recovery and Resilience Facility. This support is gratefully acknowledged.
This project has received funding under funding scheme M-ERA.NET Call 2022