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 |