Implementation of FRP Anchor Research in Seismic Strengthening – Prof. Scott Smith & Ravi Kanitkar

When – 5.30pm – Tuesday 16th April 2019

Where – Room: Eng 1401-401 (School of Engineering Building 401), University of Auckland. Access from Symonds Street (Refer attached City Campus Map)

Agenda –

17:30 pre-presentation refreshments

18:00 presentation

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Abstract

As the use of externally bonded fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement (EBR) systems for the retrofit of existing concrete structures becomes more prevalent, engineers and researchers are focusing on the use of FRP spike anchors to enhance the efficiency of EBR systems. This presentation focuses on the recent advances on the investigation of FRP anchors and describes how FRP anchors have been utilized in several field applications and the design of the anchors. The presentation offers a unique perspective that combines the academic and practicing engineering viewpoints.

Biography

Scott Smith is Foundation Professor of Engineering and Dean of Engineering at Southern Cross University, Australia, and he has held these positions since 2013. His research interests encompass the application of advanced composite materials to civil infrastructure and he is Senior Vice President of the International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC). Scott is also an Editor for Construction and Building Materials and an Associate Editor of the Australian Journal of Civil Engineering. He holds fellowships with the International Institute for FRP in Construction, Engineers Australia, American Society of Civil Engineers, and The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.

Ravi Kanitkar has more than twenty years of experience in the design of new structures and the retrofit of existing structures. His focus has been on the solution of unique problems for a variety of structures, ranging from seismic retrofit of existing buildings and bridges to the rehabilitation of infrastructure, such as large diameter pipes and tanks, which has been degraded due to environmental damage like corrosion. His interests include new technologies such as energy-dissipation for improving structural seismic performance and carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP) for strengthening existing structures. He is a voting member of the American Concrete Institute Committee 440 which writes the state-of-the-art design guides for the use of FRP in the United States. Ravi is a licensed engineer in several US states. Ravi has authored many publications dealing with the use of new technologies for rehabilitation of existing structures and has presented his work at conferences world-wide.