Volume 8, Issue 5, 1999

A New Fibre Composite Beam for Civil Engineering Applications

Gerard M. Van Erp

Fibre Composites Design and Development (FCDD), University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia.

ABSTRACT

This paper presents preliminary findings of an experimental study into the structural behaviour of a new composite beam designed specifically for the civil engineering market. The Filled Resin Core (FRC) beam eliminates most problems associated with standard pultruded beams and is capable of carrying very high loads at a cost similar to steel and concrete beams. Principles of the new design are discussed and test results for three different types of beams are presented.

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