FRP -rebar

Glass fiber products are glass fiber reinforced material, unsaturated resin as the matrix, by pultrusion molding, so that it has good bending strength and impact strength, at the same time not easy to deformation, corrosion resistance, and glass fiber infiltration is good, good insulation. Glass fiber products are glass fiber reinforced material, unsaturated resin as the matrix, by pultrusion molding, so that it has good bending strength and impact strength, at the same time not easy to deformation, corrosion resistance, and glass fiber infiltration is good, good insulation. Fiberglass Stake Main features: 1. Corrosion resistance.  It will not be damaged by corrosion after being inserted in the field for more than 5 years. 2. Lightweight.  Save a lot of labor cost. 3. High strength, high toughness, long service life.  Kaida fiberglass rod warranty for five years, non – human damage will be returned. 4. A variety of specifications, as you choose, can be customized product...

  Fiberglass rebar replaces steel and is lighter and less costly This is an article published in The Journal Of Composite Materials Manufacturing in March 2019. The full text is as follows: The Ohio Department of Transportation is switching to composite materials in its renovation of the deteriorated Anthony Wayne Bridge on a four-lane highway near Toledo, Ohio. Mannik&Smith Group, which designed the project, initially did not consider using concrete reinforcers made of fiberglass reinforced plastics (FRP). The bridge crosses one of the busiest railway lines on the Norfolk Southern Railway. Epoxy-coated steel bars were originally specified. “Around that time, we were introduced to Owens Corning and its fiberglass steel bars products,” recalled Richard Bertz, CEO and president of Mannik&Smith. At first, engineers at Mannik&Smith were skeptical that FRP could withstand the heavy traffic on the bridge. But when they studied the product, they became convinced that FRP not o...