1. Polymeric matrices, reinforcing fibres, carbon fibres, glass fibres, aramid fibres.
2. Types of composite structural materials, characteristics, and mechanical properties.
3. Durability of composite structural materials to environmental effects. Behaviour at high temperatures.
4. Applications of composite materials for the reinforcement of reinforced concrete structures and load-bearing masonry: Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (FRP), Fibre Meshes in Inorganic Matrices (FMM).
5. Sizing of reinforcements for reinforced concrete elements with IOP and IAM: Flexural reinforcement, shear reinforcement, confinement, reinforcement of the anchorage zone.
6. Sizing of reinforcements for elements from load-bearing masonry with IOP and IAM.
7. Reinforcement bars for concrete made from composite materials.
8. Modern trends in composite structural materials.

Learning Outcomes

With the successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Explain the basic elements of composite materials (polymeric matrices, reinforcing fibres, carbon fibres, glass fibres, aramid fibres, etc.), the types of composite structural materials, their characteristics, and their mechanical properties.
• Explain the behaviour of composite structural materials under environmental influences, as well as their behaviour at high temperatures.
• Use composite materials for the reinforcement of reinforced concrete structures and load-bearing masonry.
• Size reinforcements for reinforced concrete elements with FRP and CFRP.
• Size reinforcements for elements from load-bearing masonry with PBD and PBA.