Environmental impact and embodied energy
Environmental impact and embodied energy
Recent reports from the industry suggest that FRP has been the most cost effective solution at “first installed” cost in a few recent structures. Even if the “first installed’ cost of FRP solutions in not favourable compared to equivalent concrete/steel structures the life cycle cost and life cycle assessment analyses could be used to demonstrate cost and sustainability benefits of FRP structures. For instance, FRP bridge decks have advantages, such as controlled off-site fabrication, high strength, high
fatigue and corrosion resistance, light weight, easy transportation, faster on-site assembly, minimisation of traffic disturbances,etc.; these could be used to off-set the initial cost, and to exploit the sustainable solutions offered by FRP materials.
Achintha, Mithila
8163c322-de6d-4791-bc31-ba054cc0e07d
June 2016
Achintha, Mithila
8163c322-de6d-4791-bc31-ba054cc0e07d
Achintha, Mithila
(2016)
Environmental impact and embodied energy
(Technical Sheets)
Hemel Hempstead, GB.
Composites UK
2pp.
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Abstract
Recent reports from the industry suggest that FRP has been the most cost effective solution at “first installed” cost in a few recent structures. Even if the “first installed’ cost of FRP solutions in not favourable compared to equivalent concrete/steel structures the life cycle cost and life cycle assessment analyses could be used to demonstrate cost and sustainability benefits of FRP structures. For instance, FRP bridge decks have advantages, such as controlled off-site fabrication, high strength, high
fatigue and corrosion resistance, light weight, easy transportation, faster on-site assembly, minimisation of traffic disturbances,etc.; these could be used to off-set the initial cost, and to exploit the sustainable solutions offered by FRP materials.
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Technical Sheet - Environmental Impact and Embodied Energy.pdf
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Accepted/In Press date: January 2016
Published date: June 2016
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Infrastructure Group
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/397391
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Mithila Achintha
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