A STUDY ON GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER-CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES WITH SANDWICH STRUCTURE

Research on the Mechanical Properties of a Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer-Steel Combined Truss Structure

An assembled plane truss structure used for vehicle loading is designed and manufactured. In the truss, the glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) tube and the steel joint are connected by a new technology featuring a pretightened tooth connection. The detailed description for the rod and node design is introduced in this paper, and a typical truss panel is fabricated. Under natural conditions, ...

Mechanical Characterization of Sandwich Structure Comprised of Glass Fiber Reinforced Core: Part 1

This paper aims at demonstrating the feasibility of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) systems for low-profile bypass roadways, in particular, sandwich panels comprised of GFRP facings and a Fiber Reinforced Foam (FRF) core. With the purpose of investigating the performance of the sandwich construction, an experimental program, including static and dynamic fatigue tests, was performed. The s...

Analysis of Milling Process Parameters and their Influence on Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites (RESEARCH NOTE)

Milling of fiber reinforced polymer composites is of great importance for integrated composites with other mating parts. Improper selection of cutting process parameters, excessive cutting forces and other machining conditions would result in rejection of components. Therefore, machining conditions are optimized to reduce the machining forces and damages. This work reports practical experiments...

Effects of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer on Geotechnical Properties of Clayey Soil

Soil reinforcement can be considered as the combination of two parts. One part is soil for compressive stress capacity and another part is some material such as geosynthetics such as steel belts and fibers for tensile stress capacity. Soil improvement is one of the useful methods to increase the strength parameters of the soil. The main goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of GFRP on t...

Long-term Stability of Pultruded Glass Fiber-reinforced- Polymer Columns