Carbon fibre reinforced polymer CFRP

A380. Boeing has preferred to use fibre-reinforced composites, such as carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP), in its aircraft — a notable example being the 787. 

Loos (2011) reported that investigators from Bayer Material Science LLC, USA and Moulded Fibre Glass, Cleveland, USA have developed a prototype wind turbine blade 0.74 m long manufactured from polyurethane reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNT PU). The researchers claim that the advanced material has a specific tensile strength five times and 60 times that of carbon fibre composite and aluminium, respectively, and is tougher than carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) but the excellent properties of these materials come with a price penalty. 

Firas, S.A., Gilles, E, Robert, L.R., 2011. Bond between carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) bars and ultra high performance fibre reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) Experimental study. Construction and Building Materials, 25(2), pp. 479-485. 

Yapa, H. D. and Lees, J. M. (2009), Optimum shear strengthening of reinforced concrete beams with prestressed carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) straps . Proceedings of the 4th Advanced Composites in Construction (ACIC 09), eds S. Halliwell and C. Whysall, NetComposites, pp. 214-226. 

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