Design Manuals
One of the major accomplishments and tangible results of Phase I of the ISIS mandate was the publication of four design manuals in 2001. These manuals were developed over a two-year period by Network participants under the leadership of the ISIS Theme Directors. The manuals were prepared for two reasons. The first is to provide practicing engineers with detailed guidelines regarding the use of FRPs and FOSs in the design and construction of civil engineering structures. The second is to provide a credible reference for the Code Committees to facilitate and accelerate changes to existing codes which did not envisage the use of advanced composite materials such as FRPs.
Revisions to Manuals 2, 3 and 4 are currently underway. A new manual, Civionics Specifications, was released in 2004 to assist practicing engineers, suppliers and contractors to apply SHM techniques to new and existing structures being rehabilitated, including the selection and installation of sensors. This is a hands-on, practical document that includes a video demonstration of the installation technique.
Over 1,600 of these technical design manuals have been distributed across Canada for use by practicing design engineers and students. An additional 400 copies have been purchased by engineers and academics in 34 countries around the world.
Manuals can be purchased in hard cover, CD or download formats.
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The design manuals that are currently available are as follows:
Manual No. 1 – Installation, Use and Repair of Fibre Optic Sensors
Author: Dr. Roderick Tennyson, University of Toronto
[THIS PUBLICATION IS OUT OF PRINT]
Manual No. 2 – Guidelines for Structural Health Monitoring
Author: Dr. Aftab Mufti, University of Manitoba
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Manual No. 3 – Reinforcing Concrete Structures with Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRPs)
Author: Dr. Sami Rizkalla, University of Manitoba, currently N.C.StateUniversity
Co-Author: Dr. Aftab Mufti, University of Manitoba
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Manuel no 3 - Manuel de calcul des structures en béton armé de barres en PRF
Auteur: Dr. Brahim Benmokrane, Université de Sherbrooke
Manual No. 4 – Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Structures with
Externally-Bonded Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRPs)
Author: Dr. Kenneth Neale, Université de Sherbrooke
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Renforcement externe de structures en béton à l’aide de polymères renforcés de fibres (PRF)
Auteur: Dr. Kenneth Neale, Université de Sherbrooke
Manual No. 5 – Prestressing Concrete Structures with FRPs (in press)
Author: Dr. Ivan Campbell, Queen’s University
Manual No. 6 – Civionics Specifications
Author: Dr. Aftab Mufti, University of Manitoba
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ISIS Design Manuals available at no charge for instructional purposes
ISIS Canada headquarters will provide free design manuals to students in Canadian universities or technical colleges providing the request and distribution is by an instructor who needs the manuals in order to teach his or her course on FRPs and FOS.
On making the request, the instructor shall provide the name and address of each student who is to receive a manual. This is needed to facilitate ISIS records of where the manuals are being used and for network follow-up in due course. It is also required to eliminate waste and the tendency to request more manuals than needed. Normally a maximum of 10 to 15 manuals will be needed by an instructor for a particular course. In the process, the instructor is to get a free manual as well. One instructor cannot order manuals for another instructor.
Requested manuals will not be mailed to the instructor until the foregoing conditions are met.
Please e-mail your request to or mail to the address below:
ISIS Canada
A250, Agricultural & Civil Engineering Bldg.
University of Manitoba
96 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg, MBR3T 2N2