Alternative Construction Materials for Structures and Bridges (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering)

Alternative Construction Materials for Structures and Bridges discusses state-of-the-art subjects, such as high-performance concrete, lightweight concrete, self-consolidating rubberized concrete, shape memory alloys, non-metallic reinforcements, and other advanced composites. The book presents a comprehensive overview of the performance of these materials, including mechanical properties, structural responses, durability, failure mechanisms, lifecycle analysis, and design recommendations, thus creating a compelling resource with the purpose of grounding its readers’ specialized understanding and driving the application of sought-after knowledge to practical endeavors.

Researchers, students, and the structural engineering community of practitioners will find novel ideas to improve the reliability of new constructions and extend the service life of existing structural components through non-conventional materials which also play a crucial role in the minimization of maintenance and rehabilitation frequency, extent, and costs.

• Provides a single-point reference for those interested in cutting-edge material technologies for civil and structural engineering applications
• Offers much-needed technical knowledge for the accomplishment of a sustainable built environment
• Provides essential information on the principles, developments, and implementations of a variety of eco-friendly composites for optimizing the longevity of constructed facilities
• Collates valuable, real-world insights from the editorial team’s extensive experience in both research and practice

Dr. Yail Jimmy Kim is President of the Bridge Engineering Institute, An International Technical Society, and Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado Denver, USA. He has over 30 years of civil and structural engineering experience and is an active member of numerous technical and scientific/organizing committees of renowned international conferences. He has been the recipient of numerous institutional, national, and international awards including the prestigious Chester Paul Siess Award for Excellence in Structural Research bestowed on him by the American Concrete Institute.

His research interests encompass advanced composite materials for rehabilitation, structural informatics, complex systems, and science-based structural engineering, including statistical, interfacial, and quantum physics.

Dr. Kim is also a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute.

Dr. Baolin Wan is an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at Marquette University in Milwaukee, USA. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering from Tsinghua University in 1996, Master of Science in 1999, and PhD in 2002 from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Wan is a Council Member of the International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC) and an Associate Member of the American Concrete Institute Committee 440: Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures. He received the Best Paper Award at the Third International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering in 2006. His research interests include numerical and experimental modeling for repaired and retrofitted structures and the use of fiber-reinforced polymer composites for structural members.