scholarly journals Flexural testing of carbon FLP composite bars with annular and square cross section

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 138-143
Author(s):  
Ronald Bašťovanský ◽  
Viera Konstantová ◽  
Jozef Bronček ◽  
Ľuboš Kučera
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Permanent Deformation ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Concept Design ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Frp Composites ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Design Changes

AbstractDecrease of vehicle emissions require design changes already at the initial concept design. Use of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in design cause reduction of weight with increasing other properties. Paper presents the case study of proposal material for frame concept of special light vehicle design. The flexural test (basically three-point bending test) of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite bars with annular and square cross section is presented. Experimental results were verified by numerical simulation finite element method (FEM). The permanent deformation of bar with annular cross section occurred at a force 2 280 N with deflection 4.22 mm. Model numerical simulation by FEM show same course of loading. For bar with square cross section the deformation occurred at a force 2 264 N, with deflection 7 mm. Model numerical simulation by FEM show different trend (under force 2264 N the deflection was 3.4 mm).The research was supported by the Slovak Research and Development Agency under the contract no. APVV-18-0457, Special Light Electric Vehicle from Unconventional Materials toHeavy Conditions and Terrain – LEV.

scholarly journals Flexural Performance of Steel–FRP Composites for Automotive Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 280-295
Author(s):  
Ye Lin ◽  
Junying Min ◽  
Hao Teng ◽  
Jianping Lin ◽  
Jiahao Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Initial Stiffness ◽  
Flexural Performance ◽  
Frp Composites ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites ◽  
Bending Load

AbstractThe design of hybrid structure offers an attractive solution to enhance strength and structural stiffness as well as to achieve lightweight effect and cost reduction. The applications of steel–FRP (fiber-reinforced polymer) composites in transportation and civil engineering have been comprehensively reviewed. In order to apply hybrid structures to car body parts such as B-pillar, flexural performance of steel–FRP composites is investigated by means of three-point bending test in this study. An analytical model is deduced to calculate the initial stiffness, the bending load and the energy absorption of steel–FRP composites. Steel–CFRP (carbon fiber-reinforced polymer) and steel–AFRP (aramid fiber-reinforced polymer) composites are experimentally studied and discussed. The results demonstrate that the steel–FRP composites exhibit significantly higher load-carrying capabilities and initial stiffnesses along with larger energy absorptions in the bending process compared to the single steel sheet.

Experimental Testing of Fiber Reinforced Polymer-Concrete Composite Beam

2010 ◽  
Vol 168-170 ◽  
pp. 549-552
Author(s):  
Yan Lei Wang ◽  
Qing Duo Hao ◽  
Jin Ping Ou
Keyword(s):  
Composite Beam ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Coarse Sand ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Polymer Concrete ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Four Point Bending ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Box Beam

A new form of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP)-concrete composite beam is proposed in this study. The proposed composite beam consists of a GFRP box beam combined with a thin layer of concrete in the compression zone. The interaction between the GFRP beam and the concrete was obtained by bonding coarse-sand on the top flange of the GFRP beam. One GFRP box beam and one GFRP-concrete composite beam were investigated in four-point bending test. Load-deflection response, mid-span longitudinal strain distributions and interface slip between GFRP beam and the concrete for the proposed composite beam were studied. Following conclusions are drawn from this study: (1) the stiffness and strength of the composite beam has been significantly increased, and the cost-to-stiffness ratio of the composite beam has been drastically reduced comparing with GFRP-only box beam; (2) a good composite action has been achieved between the GFRP beam and the concrete; (3) crushing of concrete in compression defines flexural collapse of the proposed composite beam..

Behavior and modeling of post-heated circular concrete specimens repaired with fiber-reinforced polymer composites

2021 ◽  
pp. 136943322110585
Author(s):  
Seyed Mehrdad Elhamnike ◽  
Rasoul Abbaszadeh ◽  
Vahid Razavinasab ◽  
Hadi Ziaadiny
Keyword(s):  
Strain Curve ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Stress Strain Curve ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Concrete Members ◽  
Frp Composites ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Exposure of buildings to fire is one of the unexpected events during the life of the structure. The heat from the fire can reduce the strength of structural members, and these damaged members need to be strengthened. Repair and strengthening of concrete members by fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites has been one of the most popular methods in recent years and can be used in fire-damaged concrete members. In this paper, in order to provide further data and information about the behavior of post-heated circular concrete columns confined with FRP composites, 30 cylindrical concrete specimens were prepared and subjected under four exposure temperatures of 300, 500, 700, and 900. Then, specimens were repaired by carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites and tested under axial compression. Results indicate that heating causes the color change, cracks, and weight loss of concrete. Also, with the increase of heating temperature, the shape of stress–strain curve of FRP-retrofitted specimens will change. Therefore, the main parts of the stress–strain curve such as ultimate stress and strain and the elastic modulus will change. Thus, a new stress–strain model is proposed for post-heated circular concrete columns confined by FRP composites. Results indicate that the proposed model is in a good agreement with the experimental data.

Applied Element Method Simulation of Fiber Reinforced Polymer and Polypropylene Composite Retrofitted Masonry Walls

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 1567-1583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saleem M. Umair ◽  
Muneyoshi Numada ◽  
Kimiro Meguro
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Applied Element Method ◽  
Element Method

In current research work, an attempt is made to simulate the behavior of a newly proposed composite material using 3-D Applied Element Method (AEM). Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) being a strong material provides a significant increase in shear strength. Polypropylene band (PP-band) not only holds the masonry wall system into a single unit but also provides a fairly high deformation capacity at a very low cost of retrofitting. A composite of FRP and PP-band is proposed and applied on the surface of masonry wall. Verification of the proposed numerical model is achieved by conducting experiments on twelve masonry wallets. Out of twelve, six masonry wallets were tested in out of plane bending test and six were tested under in-plane forces in the form of diagonal compression test. Same wallet retrofitting scheme was selected for in-plane and out of plane experiments and all of them were analyzed using proposed 3-D AEM numerical simulation tool. Proposed numerical model has served satisfactory and has shown a fairly good agreement with experimental results which encourages the use of 3D-AEM to numerically simulate the behavior of non-retrofitted and retrofitted masonry wallets.

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