Standards, Specifications and Reports
FRP and Concrete
American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
- 440.2R-17: Guide for the Design and Construction of Externally Bonded FRP Systems for Strengthening Concrete Structures
- 440.9R-15 Guide to Accelerated Conditioning Protocols for Durability Assessment of Internal and External Fiber-Reinforce
- 440.1R-15 Guide for the Design and Construction of Structural Concrete Reinforced with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bars
- 440.3R-12 Guide Test Methods for Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) for Reinforcing or Strengthening Concrete Structures
- 440.8M-13 Specification for Carbon and Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Materials Made by Wet Layup for External Strength
- 440.5-08 Specification for Construction with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcing Bars
- 440.6-08(17) Specification for Carbon and Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bar Materials for Concrete Reinforcement (Reapproved 2017)
- 440.4R-04: Prestressing Concrete Structures with FRP Tendons (Reapproved 2011)
- 440R-07 Report on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structures
- 440.7R-10 Guide for Design & Constr of Externally Bonded FRP Systems for Strengthening Unreinforced Masonry Structures
- 440.6M-08 Metric Specification for Carbon & Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bar Materials for Conc Reinforcement
- 440.5M-08 Metric Specification for Construction with Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcing Bars
ASTM - Composites for Civil Structures
- D7205-06(2016) Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Bars
- D7290-06(R17) Standard Practice for Evaluating Material Property Characteristic Values for Polymeric Composites for Civil Engineering Structural Applications
- D7337-12 Standard Test Method for Tensile Creep Rupture of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Bars
- D7522-15 Standard Test Method for Pull-Off Strength for FRP Laminate Systems Bonded to Concrete Substrate
- D7565-10(2017) Standard Test Method for Determining Tensile Properties of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites Used for Strengthening of Civil Structures
- D7616-11(R17) Standard Test Method for Determining Apparent Overlap Splice Shear Strength Properties of Wet Lay-Up Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites Used for Strengthening Civil Structures
- D7617-11(R17) Standard Test Method for Transverse Shear Strength of Fiber-reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Bars
- D7705-12 Standard Test Method for Alkali Resistance of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Matrix Composite Bars used in Concrete Construction
- D7913-14 Standard Test Method for Bond Strength of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Bars to Concrete by Pullout Testing
- D7914-14 Standard Test Method for Strength of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Bent Bars in Bend Locations
- D7958-17 Standard Specification for Solid Round Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars for Concrete Reinforcement
- D7957-17 Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Performance for FRP Composite Bonded to Concrete Substrate using Beam Test
Other ASTM Standards
ASTM - Constituent/Precursor Properties
- Standard Test Method for Constituent Content of Composite Prepreg by Soxhlet Extraction
- Standard Test Methods for Constituent Content of Composite Prepreg
- Standard Test Method for Volatiles Content of Composite Material Prepreg
- Standard Test Method for Resin Flow of Carbon Fiber-Epoxy Prepreg
- Standard Test Method for Gel Time of Carbon Fiber-Epoxy Prepreg
- Standard Test Method for Density of High-Modulus Fibers
- Standard Test Methods for Properties of Continuous Filament Carbon and Graphite Fiber Tows
- Standard Test Method for Thermal Oxidative Resistance of Carbon Fibers
- Standard Test Method for Cure Behavior of Thermosetting Resins by Dynamic Mechanical Procedures using an Encapsulated Specimen Rheometer
- Standard Test Method for Determination of Prepreg Impregnation by Permeability Measurement
ASTM - Interlaminar Properties
- Standard Test Method for Mode I Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Unidirectional Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites
- Standard Test Method for Mode I Fatigue Delamination Growth Onset of Unidirectional Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites
- Standard Test Method for Measuring the Curved Beam Strength of a Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Matrix Composite
- Standard Test Method for Mixed Mode I-Mode II Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Unidirectional Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites
- Standard Test Method for Through-Thickness “Flatwise” Tensile Strength and Elastic Modulus of a Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Material
- Standard Test Method for Determination of the Mode II Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Unidirectional Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites
ASTM – Lamina and Laminate Test Methods
- Standard Test Method for Short-Beam Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials and Their Laminates
- Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
- Standard Test Methods for Constituent Content of Composite Materials
- Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials with Unsupported Gage Section by Shear Loading
- Standard Test Method for Tension-Tension Fatigue of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
- Standard Test Method for In-Plane Shear Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials by Tensile Test of a ±45° Laminate
- Standard Test Method for In-Plane Shear Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials by the Rail Shear Method
- Standard Test Method for Moisture Absorption Properties and Equilibrium Conditioning of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
- Standard Test Method for Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method
- Standard Test Method for Inplane Shear Properties of Hoop Wound Polymer Matrix Composite Cylinders
- Standard Test Method for Transverse Compressive Properties of Hoop Wound Polymer Matrix Composite Cylinders
- Standard Test Method for Transverse Tensile Properties of Hoop Wound Polymer Matrix Composite Cylinders
- Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Unidirectional Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a Sandwich Beam
- Standard Guide for Preparation of Flat Composite Panels with Processing Guidelines for Specimen Preparation
- Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Using a Combined Loading Compression (CLC) Test Fixture
- Standard Guide for Testing Fabric-Reinforced “Textile” Composite Materials
- Standard Test Method for Glass Transition Temperature (DMA Tg) of Polymer Matrix Composites by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
- Standard Test Method for Shear Properties of Composite Materials by V-Notched Rail Shear Method
- Standard Test Method for Flexural Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
ASTM – Sandwich Construction
- Standard Test Method for Density of Sandwich Core Materials
- Standard Test Method for Water Absorption of Core Materials for Sandwich Constructions
- Standard Test Method for Shear Properties of Sandwich Core Materials
- Standard Test Method for Flatwise Tensile Strength of Sandwich Constructions
- Standard Test Method for Node Tensile Strength of Honeycomb Core Materials
- Standard Test Method for Edgewise Compressive Strength of Sandwich Constructions
- Standard Test Method for Flatwise Compressive Properties of Sandwich Cores
- Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Thickness of Sandwich Cores
- Standard Test Method for Core Shear Properties of Sandwich Constructions by Beam Flexure
- Standard Test Method for Shear Fatigue of Sandwich Core Materials
- Standard Test Method for Flexure Creep of Sandwich Constructions
- Standard Test Method for Laboratory Aging of Sandwich Constructions
- Standard Test Method for Two-Dimensional Flexural Properties of Simply Supported Sandwich Composite Plates Subjected to a Distributed Load
- Standard Test Method for Dimensional Stability of Sandwich Core Materials
- Standard Test Method for Determining Poisson's Ratio of Honeycomb Cores
- Standard Test Method for Facing Properties of Sandwich Constructions by Long Beam Flexure
- Standard Practice for Determining Sandwich Beam Flexural and Shear Stiffness
- Standard Test Method for Static Energy Absorption Properties of Honeycomb Sandwich Core Materials
- Standard Practice for Damage Resistance Testing of Sandwich Constructions
- Standard Practice for Compressive Testing of Thin Damaged Laminates Using a Sandwich Long Beam Flexure Specimen
- Standard Test Method for In-Plane Shear Properties of Sandwich Panels Using a Picture Frame Fixture
- Standard Test Method for Water Migration in Honeycomb Core Materials
ASTM – Structural Test Methods
- Standard Test Method for Open-Hole Tensile Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
- Standard Test Method for Bearing Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
- Standard Test Method for Measuring the Damage Resistance of a Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Matrix Composite to a Concentrated Quasi-Static Indentation Force
- Standard Test Method for Open-Hole Compressive Strength of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
- Standard Practice for Filled-Hole Tension and Compression Testing of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
- Standard Practice for Bearing Fatigue Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
- Standard Test Method for Measuring the Damage Resistance of a Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite to a Drop-Weight Impact Event
- Standard Test Method for Compressive Residual Strength Properties of Damaged Polymer Matrix Composite Plates
- Standard Test Method for Bearing/Bypass Interaction Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates Using 2-Fastener Specimens
- Standard Test Method for Measuring the Fastener Pull-Through Resistance of a Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite
- Standard Practice for Open-Hole Fatigue Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
- Standard Practice Unnotched Compression Testing of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
- Standard Test Method for Measuring the Penetration Resistance of Composite Materials to Impact by a Blunt Projectile
- Standard Practice for Tensile Properties of Tapered and Stepped Joints of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates
Specifications
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
- SP-215: Field Applications of FRP Reinfocement: Case Studies
- SP-245: Case Histories and Use of FRP for Prestressing Applications
- SP-257: FRP Stay-In-Place Forms for Concrete Structures
- SP-258: Seismic Strengthening of Concrete Buildings Using FRP Composites
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
ASCE publishes a journal and reports on the condition of the United States infrastructure.
- 2017 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure – To view the report, visit http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/
Reports
American Concrete Institute
- 440R-07 Report on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structures: This report is a comprehensive overview on the use and applications of FRP composites products for all reinforced concrete and masonry applications. Link: www.concrete.org/bookstorenet/ProductDetail.aspx?ItemID=44007.
