Besides its exceptional resistance to corrosion, Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) present the advantage to develop high strength compared to its self-weight which highlighted it recently as a material that can replace fairly classical construction materials like steel and concrete. The emergence of glass fiber and the development of resin fabrication technology made it possible to reduce significantly the costs of FRP material and the emphasis given on the importance of life cycle cost (LCC) for structures after the 1980s opened its exploitation in the construction domain. In this paper, research trends of structural member development which is related to FRP material are briefly suggested.

• 박기태(한국건설기술연구원 인프라구조연구실 연구위원, 공학박사) | Park, Ki Tae 교신저자
• 유영준(한국건설기술연구원 인프라구조연구실 수석연구원, 공학석사) | Yu, Young Junk
• 이상윤(한국건설기술연구원 인프라구조연구실 전임연구원, 공학박사) | Lee, Sang Yoon
• 서동우(한국건설기술연구원 인프라구조연구실 전임연구원, 공학박사) | Seo, Dong Woo
• 황지현(한국건설기술연구원 인프라구조연구실 석사후연구원, 공학석사) | Hwang, Ji Hyun