This book covers the merits and demerits of advanced composite materials with regard to their applications for earthquake-resistant applications. The chapters in the book are divided into the following main topics: (a) the processing and fabrication of fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials, (b) the mechanical characteristics of materials, (c) the design of strengthening and reinforcing systems for earthquake resistance of the deficient structural system, and (d) design of new earthquake-resistant structures using advanced composite materials. The chapters present experimental tests and numerical modeling of responses of various kinds of structural elements for predicting the load versus deflection response, energy absorption capacity, ductility index, energy ratios, failure modes, and load capacity. It also looks at different kinds of composite systems and their hybrid or functionally graded composites using advanced composite materials, such as carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP), glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP), basalt fiber-reinforced polymer (BFRP), and natural fiber-reinforced polymer (NFRP). The results presented in this book will be of high interest to scientists, researchers, students, and engineers working in the fields of advanced composite materials such as FRPs and other forms of composites for seismic retrofitting and strengthening of deficient structures. This book is helpful for teachers and (undergraduate, Master, and Ph.D.) students to develop a fundamental understanding of the design of earthquake-resistant design of structures (such as buildings, bridges, and industrial structures) using lightweight, durable, and sustainable FRP materials.

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Professor Shamsher Bahadur Singh is a Fellow of six prominent organizations such as Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers (FASCE), Fellow of Structural Engineering Institute (F.SEI), Fellow of Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE), UK,Fellow of Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructures (FCDRI), Fellow of Institution of Engineers (FIE), Fellow of Indian Association of Structural Engineers (FIAStructE), Chartered Engineer (India) and holds a Professional Engineering (Civil) license from Michigan State, USA. He is a Recipient of several Fellowships, e.g., Post-doctorate Fellowship from Lawrence Technological University (LTU), USA, Quality Improvement Program (QIP) Fellowship at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, Research Fellowship at Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College, Allahabad, as well as National Merit Scholarship from Regional Engineering College (REC), Warangal, and Integrated scholarship at schools. He has more than 250 publications to his credit which include more than 200 research papers, 10 books, 14 research reports, and 25 book chapters, 2 theses, and 3 Patents.

Professor Murty received B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) and M.Tech. (Civil Engineering with specialization in Structural Engineering) degrees from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, and Ph.D. degree with specialization in Earthquake Engineering from California Institute of Technology, USA. Currently, he P. S. Rao Institute Chair Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Madras. He teaches nonlinear structural analysis and ductile design of reinforced concrete and steel buildings and bridges. His primary R&D interest is nonlinear earthquake behavior of buildings and bridges towards developing displacement-based and energy-based earthquake-resistant designs.