Reliability Analysis of FRP Composite Columns

Many companies are producing fiber reinforced polymeric structural shapes. At this time there has not been enough research performed to establish a load and resistance factor design approach. This thesis utilizes the work of Dr. Abdul-Hamid Zureick and his graduate students on concentrically loaded doubly symmetric fiber reinforced polymeric columns to develop the factors needed to implement a load and resistance factor design based design approach. This includes the selection of the target reliability index, the determination of the statistical properties of the material, the model error, and the development of the resistance factors used in design.