
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Effect of temperature on the behaviour of polymer reinforced concrete façade
J.O. Akinyele
Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
1 INTRODUCTION
Polymer reinforced concrete is gradually becoming
popular; due mainly to the damage caused to steel ele-
ments by corrosion. But the effect of temperature on
polymerreinforced slabs has not been critically looked
into. Unreinforced polymer composite materials have
been used by the construction industry for many ...