Properties

GFRP

Wood

Steel

Aluminum

Corrosion

No

No

High

No

Weight (lightweight)

ü

Χ

Χ

ü

Safety (with limited avail data)

High

Low

Low

Medium

Painting

Can be pigmented impregnated within the manufacturing. color can last for service life

Can peel off subject to environment and requires regular maintained

Can peel off subject to environment and requires regular maintained

Normally its galvanized

Environmental degradation

Low

High

Very high

Low

Strength

Tailor made

Subject to age

Subject to age

Low

Service life (years)

More than 20 years based on historical data

10 - 20

10 - 20

20

Performance in aggressive environment

Excellent

Poor

Poor

Good subject to age

Ease of transportation

ü

Χ

Χ

ü

Construction efficiency

ü

Χ

Χ

ü

Asset maintenance liability

Low

High

High

High

CO2 emissions

Lower

High

High

High

Cost

Slightly higher but better Life cycle costs

Higher due to scarcity and low quality

Higher

Higher