Modern Applications of Fiberglass Rebar

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Despite leading research and studies, fiberglass rebar markets have seen slow growth. Since first being introduced in the USA in mid-nineties, it gained repute in North America when it was codified in the Canadian highway bridge standards. It started a chain reaction with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials or AASHTO creating and developing specifications for the usage of glass-fiber reinforced polymer. Even the U.S. Department of Transportation gave it thumbs up with its own design guidelines. As a consequence, there are more than 400 applications, namely bridges, with fiber rebars.

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