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- Heavy Vehicle Mass Reduction Utilizing Polymer Composites
- Fiber reinforced polymers FRPs are promising materials for reducing vehicle mass, thereby improving energy efficiency and US energy security. The cost of using FRPs, especially with carbon fiber reinforcement, is quite high in comparison to conventional materials, and the lack of market incentives prevents their widespread use in passenger automotive...
- White papers 2003-07-17
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- Fiber-reinforced polymer pipes to distribute hydrogen.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)
- Fiber-reinforced polymer pipes could help distribute hydrogen more efficiently to service stations of the future, according to researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn. High-pressure fluidized hydrogen can cause cracks, leaks, an Fiber-reinforced polymer pipes could help distribute hydrogen more efficiently to service...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- Flexural Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Fasteners and Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Strips
- Current methods of flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete beams with fiber-reinforced polymer FRP strips require time-consuming and often difficult preparation to provide adequate bond strength between the FRP strip and the concrete substrate. This paper presents a feasibility study of an alternative method of attaching FRP strips to reinforced concrete...
- White papers 2001-04-27
- Concrete Flexural Members Reinforced With Fiber Reinforced Polymer: Design for Cracking and Deformability
- Fiber reinforced polymer FRP bars have lower modulus of elasticity than steel bars. For this reason when FRP bars are used as flexural nonprestressed reinforcement in concrete sections, the stress in the FRP is limited to a relatively small fraction of its tensile strength. This limit, necessary to control width...
- White papers 2002-02-10
- Environmental Aging of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Wrapped Concrete Cylinders
- An environmental aging test protocol for evaluation of environmental durability of concrete wrapped with fiber-reinforced polymer FRP composites is proposed. The wrap material was made of E-glass and aramid woven fabric impregnated in an epoxy resin matrix. The effect of temperature, moisture, pH level, and freezing and- thawing cycles on...
- White papers 2000-10-27
- Use of FRP composites in civil structural applications.(Fiber reinforced polymer)
- Abstract Fiber reinforced polymer FRP composites or advanced composite materials are very attractive for use in civil engineering applications due to their high strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratios, corrosion resistance, light weight and potentially high durability. Their application is of most importance in the...
- Research articles 2003-09-01
- Fiber-reinforced polymer composites upgrade Navy pier
- The Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFSg, Port Hueneme, California is using fiber-reinforced polymer FRP composites to increase the strength of existing Navy piers. By using FRP reinforcement, many piers won't have to be rebuilt or replaced, and can often remain in service as upgrades are applied. Shore facility managers...
- Research articles 1998-05-01
- Carbon-fiber reinforced mirror weighs 77 pounds.
- This space telescope mirror is made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer CFRP, and weighs just 35kg (77 lb). it is about 2 m (7 ft) across, and was developed by Composite Optics inc., San Diego, Calif., in partnership with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It is said...
- Research articles 2000-11-01
- U.S. Department of Energy Develop Flexible Carbon Fiber Composite Drill Pipe.
- May 21, 2004 - The U.S. Department of Energy DOE has developed a new carbon-fiber reinforced polymer composite drill pipe that is lighter, stronger and more flexible than steel, for use in the oil industry. The new composite drill pipe could, accor May 21, 2004 -...
- Research articles 2004-05-17
- Finite Element Modelling of Moisture Absorption in Single Fiber Reinforced Composite Systems
- The absorption of water in a single-fiber reinforced epoxy-matrix composite system has been modelled successfully using the Finite Element method. The modelling was achieved by considering an analogy between mass diffusion and heat-flow. The model also assumed that polymer swelling due to water absorption was linear and analogous to thermal...
- White papers 2002-05-25
- Bedford Reinforced Plastics and Burley's Rink Supply Team Up for Better Ice Rinks.
- From New York to Florida to Idaho, a unique ice-rink system has been installed which couples the product development and manufacturing expertise of two local companies in Western Pennsylvania. The BatterBoard system is an exclusive, patented new dasher system used in indoor and outdoor ice rinks...
- Research articles 1999-10-04
- Nist/Industry Consortium To Tackle Complex Polymer Interphases - National Institute of Standards and Technology - Brief Article
- The non-stick coating on a frying pan, the coat of paint on a car bumper and the multiple layers of fibers and polymers in a tire--what keeps them together? In all three cases, it's the interface region or interphase, the area where the molecules of two materials interact with each...
- Research articles 2001-03-01
- AIRBUS A340/A380 TAKE OFF WITH FORTRON PPS FROM TICONA Plastic Composites Replace Aluminum on Wing secondary structures.
- Fiber-reinforced polymer FRP composites based on the high-performance polymer FortronR polyphenylene sulfide PPS from Ticona will play key roles in the new Airbus series A340-500 and A340-600, and the A380. At the invitation of Airbus Toulouse Fiber-reinforced polymer FRP composites based on the high-performance...
- Research articles 2002-06-17
- Reinforced ABS/PA improves motorcycle fairing.(POLYMERS/CERAMICS)
- A glass-fiber-reinforced ABS/PA blend styrenic polymer has been chosen for the fairing material for the new Suzuki GS500F street bike, according to Ernesto Martin of Ultrapolymers, BASF's sales partner in Barcelona, Spain. The result of a joint proje A glass-fiber-reinforced ABS/PA blend styrenic polymer has been...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- BOEING CLOSE ON SALE OF ST. LOUIS PARTS PLANT.
- Boeing Co. (BA.NYSE) says it is in final negotiations with [superscript three]an aerospace industry buyer[superscript two] for its parts and fiber reinforced polymer composites business employing 1,700 workers in St. Louis, after four months on the Boeing Co. (BA.NYSE) says it is in final...
- Research articles 2000-10-16
- X-45A CFRP Composite Robot Plane Bombs on Target.
- April 19, 2004 - Boeing Company says that during a new flight test yesterday its carbon fiber reinforced polymer CFRP composite unmanned combat aerial vehicle UCAV, a robotic plane, dropped a bomb near a targeted truck at Edwards Air Force Base. April 19, 2004 -...
- Research articles 2004-04-19
- University Programs Underway - Constructed Facilities Center, West Virginia University.
- Under the direction of program manager Vimala Shekar, engineering scientist, Constructed Facilities Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, the focus mainly is on Fiber Reinforced Polymer FRP composites that have high potentia Under the direction of program manager Vimala Shekar, engineering scientist, Constructed...
- Research articles 2001-07-14
- Glass-fiber polymer replaces steel stampings in modules. (Polymers/Ceramics).
- Door modules and front-end modules made of long glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene from LNP Engineering Plastics Inc., Exton, Pa., have been chosen by Mazda Motor corp. for the midsize Mazda 6. Compared to previous doors, the modules are said to be Door modules and front-end modules made...
- Research articles 2002-12-01
- Victrex PEEK Polymer Meets Challenges of Saturated Steam Application.
- December 12 - Magnetrol International of Downers Grove, Ill., has developed a Guided Wave Radar GWR probe to meet challenges posed by level measurement in saturated steam environments. The probe has a Victrex PEEK polymer seal component that reliably seals out high-temperature steam. ...
- Research articles 2004-01-05
- Automotive Composites Alliance Projects 47% Increase In Use of Automotive Composites Through 2004.
- The use of reinforced thermoset composites fiber reinforced polymer or FRP by U.S. and domestic automakers has nearly doubled in the last decade, and is expected to increase 47% during the next 5 years, according to the "2000 Model Year Passenger Car and Truck Thermoset Composite...
- Research articles 2000-03-20
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