1.  Strengthening Of Wood Beams Using FRP Composites

Glued laminated timber beams (glulam) can be reinforced on the tension side with Fiber- Reinforced-Polymers (FRP) to increase their strength, stiffness and ductility. FRPglulams offer a cost-effective alternative for short-span girder bridges (< 6 ...

2.  Applications For FULCRUM Thermoplastic Composite Technology At Polygon Company

Development on FULCRUM* Thermoplastic Composite Technology started in the Engineering Plastics business of The Dow Chemical Company in Europe towards the end of 1996i. After the development had reached a mature stage Dow Chemical started to offer lic ...

3.  Using Pultruded Composite Components In The Vehicle Manufacturing Industry

This paper will explain how we came to build and test a composite trailer mainly out of pultruded profiles. The first thing we needed was confidence in the strength of the material. We tested the different composite materials. We built small superstr ...

4.  Adaptable All-Composite Bridge Concept

Composite Products Inc. (CPI) in conjunction with the University of Missouri ¡V Rolla (UMR) designed and built an all-composite bridge that was installed at the UMR campus. The bridge spanned 30 feet and was 9 feet wide. The bridge was designed ...

5.  Composite Manhole Cover for European Market

In October of 1999, GMI Composites began researching the materials needed to manufacture a manhole cover for the European Market. Our customer was seeking a C250 classification using British Standards EN 124 and PAS 26:1998. According to EN 124, a ...

6.  UV Cured Corrosion Resistant Composites

Curing composites using radiation from a UV light source and specific radiation-activated initiators is a potential solution to many of the fabrication issues that have challenged the industry for many years. One aspect of UV-curing that has not bee ...

7.  Fiber Reinforced Plastics in Mass Transportation Industry

The use of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) composite components in the construction of rail passenger cars, buses, locomotives, and people movers is increasing. Some of the reasons for this increase in usage of FRP components are because they p ...

8.  Fiber Reinforced Polymer Decks for Bridge Systems

Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) bridge decks have received great attention in the past few years, due to their inherent favorable advantages in strength and stiffness per unit weight as compared to traditional steel-reinforced concrete decks. Reducing ...

9.  Glass and Glass/Carbon Fiber Hybrid Composites in Submerged Load Bearing Structures

This work explores the design and fabrication of a unique underwater load bearing structure. The Hydromechanics Laboratory at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) Annapolis, MD requires submerged structure in a 40:1 scale wave tank for simulating ...

10.  Implementation of FRP Girders in Short Span Bridges

Recent advancements in the design and fabrication of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite pultrusions have led to the manufacture of structural shapes that can be used effectively for rehabilitation. Experimental implementation in 1997 has shown ...