Six wood-fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite projects have been conducted over the past decade with three types of technologies developed at the University of Maine. The three featured technologies are ( a) tension-reinforced glulam beams with preconsolidated E-glass FRP (GFRP) panels, ( b) tension-reinforced glulam beams and panels with wet-impregnated E-glass fabrics, and ( c) stress-laminated lumber using GFRP tendons. Through these six demonstration projects, it has been shown that properly designed wood-FRP composites are structurally feasible, durable, and cost-effective in selected applications.
Advanced Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Wood Composites in Transportation Applications
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board ; 1814 , 1 ; 237-242
2002-01-01
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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