New-generation GFRP for more resistant tunnels

Glass fibre-reinforced polymers (GFRP) are increasingly being used as a suitable alternative to steel and concrete in constructions ranging from natural disaster-proof buildings to bridges. Thanks to advances made under the COMPOSKE project, they could soon become a key component of tunnels.

It pretty much has it all: GRFP is electromagnetically neutral, thermally and electrically non-conductive, non-corroding, stronger than steel, impervious to chloride ion and low pH chemical attack. It is transparent to magnetic fields and radio frequencies, and, most importantly, durable.

Further information: New-generation GFRP for more resistant tunnels