Swedish research on concrete reinforcement

Research from the Luleå University of Technology (LTU) in Sweden shows that fibre-reinforced polymer can be used to reinforce concrete structures instead of the typical steel. Gabriel Sas, assistant lecturer at LTU, says that researchers have so far managed to restore full load-carrying capacity to walls without doors. The project will continue to optimise the pattern of the polymer, which is expected to further improve the results, according to Sas.

July 9, 2015 Read time: 1 min

Research from the Luleå University of Technology (LTU) in Sweden shows that fibre-reinforced polymer can be used to reinforce concrete structures instead of the typical steel.

Gabriel Sas, assistant lecturer at LTU, says that researchers have so far managed to restore full load-carrying capacity to walls without doors.

The project will continue to optimise the pattern of the polymer, which is expected to further improve the results, according to Sas.

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Researchers say they are close to perfecting bendable concrete

A research team at Louisiana State University (LSU) say they are close to bringing bendable concrete to mass adoption.

Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC), also known as ductile or bendable concrete, were first developed by Victor Li, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Michigan, in the early 1990s.

Now the LSU researchers say they have developed a cost-effective ECC that utilises readily available ingredients. They claim their research to date has shown ECC to