scholarly journals Form-finding and fabrication of BeTA pavilion: a bending-active biotensegrity textile assembly

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Davis-Sikora ◽  
Rui Liu ◽  
Linda Ohrn-McDaniel
Keyword(s):  
Structural Model ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Active System ◽  
Form Finding ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Dynamic Motion ◽  
Iterative Design ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Structural Assembly

AbstractBorn in art, the tensegrity logics have been advanced in disciplines from architecture and human anatomy. Biotensegrity principles introduce an adaptive, ‘living’ structural model characterized by networks of interconnected components and tendons with a shape adaptive capacity. Bending-active is an approach to form-force equilibria that adopts actively curving beams and surfaces within their elastic ranges. BeTA Pavilion explores the formal opportunities of biotensegrity logics using elastically bent glass fiber reinforced plastic rods and CNC knitted textiles. Its bending-active system (inspired by animal vertebrae typologies) is composed of prestressed and self-stabilized tetrahedron modules that are arrayed and sequenced to produce structural equilibrium with a bandwidth of dynamic motion. The paper details the iterative design process employing physical and computational modeling and testing for the new adaptive and dynamic structural assembly coupling bending-active textile hybrid with biotensegrity logics.

The Importance of Material Structure in the Laser Cutting of Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Composites

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Caprino ◽  
V. Tagliaferri ◽  
L. Covelli
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Laser Cutting ◽  
Material Structure ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Volume ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Plastic

A previously proposed micromechanical formula, aiming to predict the vaporization energy Qv of composite materials as a function of fiber and matrix properties and fiber volume ratio, was assessed. The experimental data, obtained on glass fiber reinforced plastic panels with different fiber contents cut by a medium power CO2 cw laser, were treated according to a procedure previously suggested, in order to evaluate Qv. An excellent agreement was found between experimental and theoretical Qv values. Theory was then used to predict the response to laser cutting of a composite material with a fiber content varying along the thickness. The theoretical predictions indicated that, in this case, the interpretation of the experimental results may be misleading, bringing to errors in the evaluation of the material thermal properties, or in the prediction of the kerf depth. Some experimental data were obtained, confirming the theoretical findings.

scholarly journals ANALISA EKSPERIMENTAL MODULUS ELASTISITAS BAHAN KOMPOSIT GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC (GFRP) BERDASARKAN VARIASI DIAMETER SERAT AKIBAT BEBAN IMPAK LAJU REGANGAN TINGGI

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Sarman Sarman
Keyword(s):  
High Strain ◽  
Fiber Diameter ◽  
Strain Wave ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Momentum Theory ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Gfrp Composite ◽  
Alternative Materials

<span class="longtext"><em><span>GFRP composite is one of the alternative materials that the most common as a replacement for metal. This material has a light weight, easy to shape, good strength, and the production cost is relatively cheaper. This study aims to investigate the effects of fiber diameter variation of mechanical behavior, particularly on the load of high strain rate impact. The application of impulse momentum theory in the elastic region is the basic science for this case. The AGC apparatus is equipment that used for this test because it could generate the high strain wave rate in the single direction loading. Specimen is placed in the position of tight end against the end of the input bar. The results showed that the increase in fiber diameter variations affect the value of E that is produced. Thus, it is become a recommendation for the use of this material in certain circumstances.</span></em></span>

scholarly journals Development of walkway blocks with high water permeability using waste glass fiber-reinforced plastic

AIMS Energy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 1032-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke Yasuda ◽  
◽  
Hayato Iwasaki ◽  
Kentaro Yasui ◽  
Ayako Tanaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Water Permeability ◽  
High Water ◽  
Waste Glass ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Plastic
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