Advanced fibre-reinforced polymer composite structures

Note This chapter is an adapted version of Chapter 20 Advanced fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for sustainable energy technologies by L. C. Hollaway, originally published in Advanced fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for structural applications, ed. Jiping Bai, Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2013,... 

Advanced fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for structural applications... 

Hota GVS, Hota SRV. Advances in fibre-reinforced polymer composite bridge decks. Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials, 2(X)2 4(2) 161-168. DOI 10.1002/pse.ll3. 

Applications of advanced fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in bridge engineering rehabilitation of metallic bridge structures, all-FRP composite bridges, and bridges built with hybrid systems... 

Moy, S. S. J. and Nikoukar, F. (2002), Flexural behavior of steel beams reinforced with carbon fibre reinforced polymer composite . Proceedings of the First International Conference on Advanced Polymer Composites for Structural Applications in Construction, Southampton University, UK, 15-17 April 2002, pp. 195-202. 

Composite rehabilitation systems (CRS), i.e., structural hybrid systems involving advanced polymer composite (APC) materials (generally referred to as fibre-reinforced polymer, FRP), structural adhesives (SA) and conventional construction materials (CCM) (e.g., timber, concrete, masomy, steel, iron), constitute one such technology. 

Abstract Fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have become essential materials for maintaining and strengthening existing infrastructure. Many new innovative types of hybrid material and structural systems have been developed using FRP composite materials. Increased utilisation of FRP requires that structural engineers and practitioners be able to understand the behaviour of FRP materials and design composite structures. This book provides an overview of different advanced FRP composites and the use of these materials in a variety of application areas. This chapter specifically covers a brief review on FRP applications and gives an outline of the book. 

Shave, J. D., Denton, S. R. and Frostick, I. (2009), St Austell Footbridge The first fibre reinforced polymer structure on the UK rail network . Fourth International Conference on Advanced Composites in Construction (ACIC 2009), 1-3 September 2009, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. 

Abbasi, A. and P. J. Hogg (2004). Fire testing of concrete beams with fibre reinforced plastic rebar. In Advanced Polymer Composites for Structural Applications in Construction, ed. L. C. Hollaway, Cambridge, UK, Woodhead Publishing, pp. 445-456. 

Shehata, I.A.E.M., Carneiro, L.A.V., and Shehata, L.C.D. (2002), Strength of short concrete columns confined with CFRP sheets . Mater. Struct., 35, 50-58 Teng, J.G., Huang, Y.L., Lam, L., and Ye, L.P. (2007), Theoretical model for fiber reinforced polymer-confined concrete , J. Comp. Const., 11(2), 201-210 Toutanji, H. A. (1999), Stress-strain characteristics of concrete columns externally confined with advanced fiber composite sheets , ACI Mater. J., 96(3), 397 04 van Erp, G.M., Heldt, T.J., Cattell, C.L., and Marsh, R. (2002), A new approach to fibre composite bridge structures , 17th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM17, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 12-14, 2002. pp. 37 5... 

This paper should not end without giving some information on present and future applications of this anisotropic polymer carbon. In space technology, carbon fibre reinforced composites are the unique structural material. In aircraft industry all military planes make use of this revolutionary material. Fig. 26 shows the model of a future fighter which combines wings and stabilizers in one structural element. The whole structure consists of advanced composites. Only small parts, i.e. the engines are still made from metals. In today s commercial aircrafts only secondary and tertiary parts are made from CFRP, as shown in fig. 27. There is... 

Polymer composite materials which we investigated on failure occurrence are made on the basis of natural fibres, such as linen, cotton and jute. As the matrix material used epoxy resin R70 with hardener H71 often used for laminating contact while the texture is determined in advance. Jute fabric has a surface density in level 340 g- m , linen fabric 320 g-m and cotton fabric 130 g-m . For each reinforcement three components types have been prepared. Laminates structures with two, four and six layers have been prepared. 

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