TY - CHAP AU - Mônica Regina Garcez AU - Leila Cristina Meneghetti AU - Luiz Carlos Pinto da Silva Filho ED - Martin Alberto Masuelli Y1 - 2013-01-23 PY - 2013 T1 - Applying Post-Tensioning Technique to Improve the Performance of FRP Post-Strengthening N2 - Fiber Reinforced Polymers are by no means new to this world. It is only because of our fascination with petrochemical and non-petrochemical products that these wonderful materials exist. In fact, the polymers can be considered and used in the construction and construction repair. The petrochemical polymers are of low cost and are used more that natural materials. The Fiber Reinforced Polymers research is currently increasing and entails a quickly expanding field due to the vast range of both traditional and special applications in accordance to their characteristics and properties. Fiber Reinforced Polymers are related to the improvement of environmental parameters, consist of important areas of research demonstrating high potential and particularly great interest, as civil construction and concrete repair. BT - Fiber Reinforced Polymers SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/51523 DO - 10.5772/51523 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -