{"id":27719,"date":"2025-11-26T10:50:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T09:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wb.pb.edu.pl\/2025\/11\/26\/politechnika-bialostocka-bada-zastosowanie-zbrojenia-niemetalicznego-w-elementach-betonowych\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:38:26","slug":"bialystok-university-of-technology-researches-the-use-of-non-metallic-reinforcement-in-concrete-elements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wb.pb.edu.pl\/en\/2025\/11\/26\/bialystok-university-of-technology-researches-the-use-of-non-metallic-reinforcement-in-concrete-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"Bialystok University of Technology researches the use of non-metallic reinforcement in concrete elements"},"content":{"rendered":"<script> window.location.href=\"https:\/\/pb.edu.pl\/en\/2025\/11\/24\/bialystok-university-of-technology-researches-the-use-of-non-metallic-reinforcement-in-concrete-elements\/\";<\/script>\n<div class=\"h3\">We want to convince structural designers that non-metallic reinforcement is the future of concrete structures \u2013 says Assoc. Prof. Marta Kosior-Kazberuk, DSc, PhD, Eng, Rector of Bialystok University of Technology and at the same time Head of the Department of Building Structures and Structural Mechanics at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>For a decade, Bialystok University of Technology has been studying the use of non-metallic reinforcement in concrete elements. Why did researchers from the Department of Building Structures and Structural Mechanics at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences focus their attention on this particular type of reinforcement for concrete structures?<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 <em>Non-metallic bars used as reinforcement are resistant to corrosion, including the effects of very strong chemicals<\/em> \u2013 explains Assoc. Prof. Marta Kosior-Kazberuk, DSc, PhD, Eng. \u2013 <em>They are magnetically, electrically and thermally neutral, have lower weight compared to steel and are easier to transport.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What else distinguishes traditional steel reinforcement from non-metallic bars?<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 <em>Composite bars have several times higher tensile strength compared to steel reinforcement<\/em> \u2013 says the Rector of Bialystok University of Technology. \u2013 <em>Of course, this is a major simplification of the strength characteristics of composites.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Since reinforced structures must operate under conditions of varied loads, researchers face a specific challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 <em>Composite bars have a several times lower longitudinal modulus of elasticity<\/em> \u2013 admits Prof. Kosior-Kazberuk. \u2013 <em>This requires the development of a new approach to the design of elements reinforced with non-metallic reinforcement.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want to convince structural designers that non-metallic reinforcement is the future of concrete structures<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wb.pb.edu.pl\/en\/2025\/11\/26\/bialystok-university-of-technology-researches-the-use-of-non-metallic-reinforcement-in-concrete-elements\/\" title=\"Poka\u017c artyku\u0142 Bialystok University of Technology researches the use of non-metallic reinforcement in concrete elements\">more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":25998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bialystok University of Technology researches the use of non-metallic reinforcement in concrete elements - Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We want to convince structural designers that non-metallic reinforcement is the future of concrete structures \u2013 says Assoc. 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