PROPERTIES OF PULTRUDED FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) beam sections, produced by the pultrusion process for load-bearing structural engineering applications, are manufactured by a number of U.S. companies. For design purposes both stiffness and strength properties of these structural members are required. The shear stiffness of pultruded FRP beams is considered in this paper. A new material/structural stiffness property, called the beam section shear modulus, is proposed. Using the beam section shear modulus, a procedure is presented to account for the effects of shear deformation on the response of FRP beams. Results of an experimental program conducted to obtain the section shear modulus for a variety of commercially produced FRP beams are reported. Values of the section flexural modulus for FRP beams are also given. The analysis of a rigid portal frame structure is presented to demonstrate the influence of the beam section stiffness properties on frame deflections and forces.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1223, Bridge Design and Performance and Composite Materials. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Bank, Lawrence C
- Publication Date: 1989
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- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 117-124
- Monograph Title: Bridge design and performance and composite materials
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1223
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Beams; Deformation; Fiber reinforced plastics; Fibers; Flexural strength; Shear modulus; Stiffness
- Uncontrolled Terms: Pultrusion
- Old TRIS Terms: Flexural modulus
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00494751
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309048206
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jun 30 1990 12:00AM