Journal articles: 'Glass reinforced fibre'

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Fankhänel, Beate, Eberhard Müller, Kathrin Weise, and Günter Marx. "Translucent Fibre Reinforced Glass." Key Engineering Materials 206-213 (December 2001): 1109–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.206-213.1109.

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Swamy, R. N. "Glass fibre reinforced cement." Cement and Concrete Composites 13, no. 2 (January 1991): 151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0958-9465(91)90011-6.

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Hannant, D. J. "Glass fibre reinforced cement." Composites 23, no. 4 (July 1992): 279. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0010-4361(92)90189-2.

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Ghazzawi, Yousof M., Andres F. Osorio, and Michael T. Heitzmann. "Fire performance of continuous glass fibre reinforced polycarbonate composites: The effect of fibre architecture on the fire properties of polycarbonate composites." Journal of Composite Materials 53, no. 12 (October 23, 2018): 1705–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998318808052.

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The fire performance of polycarbonate resin and the role of glass fibre reinforcement in altering the fire performance was investigated. Three different fibre weaves with comparable surface density, plain, twill, and unidirectional glass fabrics, were used as reinforcements. E-glass fabrics were solution-impregnated with polycarbonate/dichloromethyl, laid up, and compression-moulded to consolidate the glass fibre reinforced polycarbonate composite. Cone calorimetry tests with an incident radiant flux of 35 kW/m2 were used to investigate the fire properties of polycarbonate resin and its composites. Results showed that glass fibre reinforcement improves polycarbonate performance by delaying its ignition, decreasing its heat release rate, and lowering the mass loss rate. The three fibre weave types exhibited similar time to ignition. However, unidirectional fibre had a 35% lower peak heat release rate followed when compared to plain and twill weave fibres.

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Xiao, Jie, Han Shi, Lei Tao, Liangliang Qi, Wei Min, Hui Zhang, Muhuo Yu, and Zeyu Sun. "Effect of Fibres on the Failure Mechanism of Composite Tubes under Low-Velocity Impact." Materials 13, no. 18 (September 17, 2020): 4143. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13184143.

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Filament-wound composite tubular structures are frequently used in transmission systems, pressure vessels, and sports equipment. In this study, the failure mechanism of composite tubes reinforced with different fibres under low-velocity impact (LVI) and the radial residual compression performance of the impacted composite tubes were investigated. Four fibres, including carbon fiber-T800, carbon fiber-T700, basalt fibre, and glass fibre, were used to fabricate the composite tubes by the winding process. The internal matrix/fibre interface of the composite tubes before the LVI and their failure mechanism after the LVI were investigated by scanning electric microscopy and X-ray micro-computed tomography, respectively. The results showed that the composite tubes mainly fractured through the delamination and fibre breakage damage under the impact of 15 J energy. Delamination and localized fibre breakage occur in the glass fibre-reinforced composite (GFRP) and basalt fibre-reinforced composite (BFRP) tubes when subjected to LVI. While fibre breakage damage occurs globally in the carbon fibre-reinforced composite (CFRP) tubes. The GFRP tube showed the best impact resistance among all the tubes investigated. The basalt fibre-reinforced composite (BFRP) tube exhibited the lowest structural impact resistance. The impact resistance of the CFRP-T700 and CFRP-T800 tube differed slightly. The radial residual compression strength (R-RCS) of the BFRP tube is not sensitive to the impact, while that of the GFRP tube is shown to be highly sensitive to the impact.

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Erki, M. A. "Bolted glass-fibre-reinforced plastic joints." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 22, no. 4 (August 1, 1995): 736–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l95-084.

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Test results are presented for single fastener glass-fibre-reinforced plastic (GFRP) members connected with GFRP threaded rods, steel threaded rods, and steel bolts. Twenty-eight joints were tested in tension and thirty-five were tested in compression. For some of the tests, a GFRP pipe was used as a protective sleeve for the threads of the steel and GFRP threaded rods. The effect of fastener strength and stiffness on the load carrying capacity of the joints is reported. The major findings for both the tension and compression tests were that joints constructed with a GFRP threaded rod had approximately half the strength of joints constructed with a steel threaded rod. Also, joints constructed with a GFRP threaded rod and GFRP pipe sleeve were at least a third stronger than joints constructed with a GFRP threaded rod alone. The GFRP members used consisted of a pultruded glass fibre sheet, which was composed of symmetrically stacked, alternating layers of identically orientated unidirectional E-glass fibres and randomly orientated E-glass continuous strand mat. The maximum load carrying capacity decreased with increasing angle of loading with respect to the unidirectional fibres, but this was more pronounced for the tension tests than for the compression tests. For the tests performed, it was sufficient to finger tighten end nuts; indeed, tightening end nuts by a half turn-of-the-nut slightly decreased the strength of the joints. Key words: glass-fibre-reinforced plastic, connections, fibreglass bolts, experimental.

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Kling, Veronika, Sohel Rana, and Raul Fangueiro. "Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Rods." Materials Science Forum 730-732 (November 2012): 331–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.730-732.331.

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The present investigation is concerned with the development of fibre reinforced thermoplastic composite rods using braiding process. An innovative technique has been developed to produce composite rods with outer braided layer of polyester fibres and axially reinforced with high performance glass fibres. Polypropylene filaments which were introduced in to the core along with the glass fibres during the braiding process formed the thermoplastic matrix upon melting. A special mould has been designed for uniform application of heat and pressure during the consolidation of the composite rods as well as for the alignment of core fibres. The cross-section of composite rods was characterized with help of optical microscopy in order to see the distribution of core fibres and matrix. The effect of amount of glass fibres on the mechanical properties (tensile and flexural) of composite rods has been investigated and discussed.

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Fernando, Gerard F., Balkarransingh Degamber, Liwei Wang, Crispin Doyle, Guillaume Kister, and Brian Ralph. "Self-Sensing Fibre Reinforced Composites." Advanced Composites Letters 13, no. 2 (March 2004): 096369350401300. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096369350401300203.

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This paper reports for the first time a demonstration of chemical process monitoring of conventional glass fibre reinforced composites where the reinforcing fibres themselves act as the optical fibre sensors. These fibres were used to study in real-time, the rate of chemical reaction between an epoxy resin and an amine hardener. These reinforcing fibre light guides were also subsequently used to study, in situ, the fracture sequence of the reinforcing fibres. This was achieved by imaging one end of the fibre bundle whilst illuminating the opposite end.

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Mathew, Merin, Kamalakanth Shenoy, and Ravishankar K. S. "Evaluation of Porosity and Water Sorption in Conventionally Cured Modified Polymethyl Methacrylate Resin - An In Vitro Study." Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 10, no. 13 (March 29, 2021): 930–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.14260/jemds/2021/201.

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BACKGROUND Dimensional change and porosity in the polymethylmethacrylate based prosthesis affects its clinical performance. Hence, the present study aimed to evaluate the porosity and water sorption present in the modified polymethyl methacrylate polymer composite. METHODS Control group without fibre reinforcement and test groups with fibre reinforcement were prepared for the study. Three different fibres such as boron free-E glass fibre, untreated and plasma-treated polypropylene fibres in varying weight percentage and aspect ratio were considered for reinforcement. The porosity of the fractured surface was observed through a scanning electron microscope (scanning electron microscope) and sorption measured based on international standards organization (ISO) 1567:1999. RESULTS Control group exhibited porous structures, whereas all fibre-reinforced groups did not exhibit porous structure at the fracture surface. There was a significant difference in the sorption rate between control and test group (p < 0.001). Among fibrereinforced test groups, boron free E glass fibre reinforced polymethylmethacrylate exhibited maximum sorption followed by polypropylene fibre reinforced polymer test groups (p < 0.001). However, all samples showed sorption rate within the ISO specification. CONCLUSIONS Fiber reinforcement is an effective method to reduce porosity and water sorption in polymethylmethacrylate based polymer composite regardless of the fibre type. KEY WORDS Polymer Composite, Porosity, Water Sorption, Fiber Reinforcement, Polymethylmethacrylate

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Friedrich, K., N. Glienke, J. Flöck, F. Haupert, and S. A. Paipetis. "Reinforcement of Damaged Concrete Columns by Filament Winding of Thermoplastic Composites." Polymers and Polymer Composites 10, no. 4 (May 2002): 273–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096739110201000402.

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An experimental study was conducted to compare various composite systems with different fibres (E-glass and carbon) in two different thermoplastic matrices (PPS, PEEK) for their strengthening efficiency for wrapped concrete columns. The results indicated that the use of E-glass fibres within a polyphenylenesulfide matrix to externally reinforce concrete columns is quite effective. The carbon fibre PEEK based system does not show much improvement in the load carrying capacity. The thickness of wrap/radius of concrete column-ratio also has an influence on the strengthening efficiency. For example ten layers of glass fibre/PPS-tapes resulted in a five fold improvement of the compressive strength of the non-reinforced concrete. Predamaged samples with the same amount of reinforcement were still 4.5 times stronger than the undamaged, non-reinforced concrete.

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Gloria-Esparza, C., J. Zurek, Qiang Yuan, Stuart Bateman, and Kenong Xia. "Electrostatic Dissipative Glass Fibre Reinforced Composites." Key Engineering Materials 312 (June 2006): 123–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.312.123.

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Electrically conductive composites were made from short glass fibre (GF) and carbon black (CB) blended with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) using a single screw extruder. The Young’s modulus, tensile and impact strengths were improved with the addition of GF, and the surface conductivity in the static dissipative range of 10-6 to 10-9 S was achieved at CB content as low as 1 wt%, significantly lower than that in the unreinforced CB/HDPE. Addition of a coupling agent (MAPE) improved bonding between fibres and the polymer matrix and increased the stiffness and fracture resistance.

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Kumar, Santosh, and KK Singh. "Tribological behaviour of fibre-reinforced thermoset polymer composites: A review." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications 234, no. 11 (July 21, 2020): 1439–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464420720941554.

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Application of fibre-reinforced polymer composites has increased over the last two decades as compared to conventional materials. This improvement in the application of fibre-reinforced polymer composites is attributed to their unique material properties, such as high strength and stiffness-to-weight ratio, specific modulus and internal vibration damping. However, in most of the industrial applications, composite materials encounter tribological complications. Economic indicators and market dynamics suggested that the market for composite materials is booming and the dominant materials are carbon fibres, glass fibres and thermoset polymer (polyester resin) in resin segments. That is why tribological characteristics are crucial in designing carbon and glass-based fibre-reinforced polymer components. Owing to this importance, the study of tribological behaviour of fibre-reinforced polymer composite materials has expanded significantly. The present study has made an attempt to review the fundamental tribological applications and critical aspects of fibre-reinforced polymers, based on research work, which has been carried out over the past couple of decades. This work has primarily focused on the fibre-reinforced polymer composites, based on carbon and glass fibres with thermosets as the matrix material for probing into tribological behaviours. In the process, the focus has largely been on the most commonly occurring erosive and abrasive mode of wear process.

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İSKENDER, Muhammed, and Bekir KARASU. "Glass Fibre Reinforced Concrete (GFRC)." El-Cezeri Fen ve Mühendislik Dergisi 5, no. 1 (January 31, 2018): 136–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.31202/ecjse.371950.

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Modi, Bhavin J., Kalpesh J. Patel, Kamlesh G. Amin, and Ranjan G. Patel. "Coloured Glass-fibre Reinforced Composites." International Journal of Polymeric Materials 41, no. 1-2 (July 1998): 23–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00914039808034850.

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Wu, Fan, Changwu Liu, Zhaofeng Diao, Bo Feng, Wei Sun, Xiaolong Li, and Shuang Zhao. "Improvement of Mechanical Properties in Polypropylene- and Glass-Fibre-Reinforced Peach Shell Lightweight Concrete." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2018 (2018): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6250941.

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The use of the polypropylene fibre and glass fibre with different volume fractions to improve the mechanical properties of peach shell lightweight concrete was investigated in this study. The volume fractions of 0.25%, 0.50%, and 0.75% were used for each fibre. The results showed that, as the polypropylene fibre and glass fibre were added into peach shell concrete, the density was reduced by up to 6.1% and the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and flexural strength were increased by 19.1%, 54.3%, and 38.6%, respectively. The highest compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and flexural strength of 29.3 MPa, 2.87 MPa, and 3.09 MPa, respectively, were produced by peach shell concrete with 0.75% glass fibre. The results indicated that the incorporation of fibres significantly enhanced the postfailure toughness of peach shell concrete. It was found that the glass fibre was more effective than the polypropylene fibre in improving the mechanical properties of peach shell concrete. Although the incorporation of fibres slightly increased the water absorption and porosity, the type and content of fibres had no significant effect on water absorption and porosity. Therefore, the mechanical properties of peach shell lightweight concrete can be improved by adding polypropylene fibres and glass fibres.

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Zhang, Shishun, and Tao Yu. "Fibre-reinforced polymer strengthening and fibre Bragg grating–based monitoring of reinforced concrete cantilever slabs with insufficient anchorage length of steel bars." Advances in Structural Engineering 20, no. 11 (February 1, 2017): 1684–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1369433217691774.

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Reinforced concrete cantilever slabs are among structures that are most likely to develop structural integrity problems, as they are statically determinate and often exposed to the outdoor environment. This article presents an experimental study on the strengthening of reinforced concrete cantilever slabs where the anchorage of the top steel reinforcing bars into the adjacent wall was insufficient. The experimental study involved the use of a fibre-reinforced polymer strengthening system and fibre Bragg grating sensors for strain monitoring. The fibre-reinforced polymer strengthening system consisted of glass fibre–reinforced polymer sheets and glass fibre–reinforced polymer spike anchors which connected the glass fibre–reinforced polymer sheets to the adjacent concrete wall. The test results showed that the fibre-reinforced polymer strengthening system was effective in improving the load-carrying capacity of reinforced concrete cantilever slabs and the fibre Bragg grating sensors worked efficiently and reliably for strain monitoring. The debonding in glass fibre–reinforced polymer sheet/glass fibre–reinforced polymer anchor-to-concrete bonded joints was found to be a progressive process associated with an increasing load. The fibre-reinforced polymer strengthening system examined in this study is thus a potential ductile solution for deficient cantilever slabs.

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Elbadry, Elsayed A., GA Abdalla, M. Aboraia, and EA Oraby. "Notch sensitivity of short and 2D plain woven glass fibres reinforced with different polymer matrix composites." Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites 36, no. 15 (April 7, 2017): 1092–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0731684417702529.

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This research article investigated the notch sensitivity of two different glass fibre architectures, namely short and 2D plain-woven glass fibres reinforced with unsaturated polyester and epoxy matrix composites fabricated by the hand lay-up technique. This was carried out through open hole tension tests at different ratios of the specimen hole diameter to the specimen with three different values (0.1, 0.2, 0.5) compared to the unnotched specimen. The notch sensitivity of these composites was evaluated using the residual tensile strength by the application of Whitney–Nuismer Mathematical Model. The results showed that by using polyester matrix, the notch sensitivity of composites reinforced with plain-woven glass fibre is higher than that of short glass fibre at different D/W ratios. On the other hand, on testing epoxy matrixes, the notch sensitivity of composites reinforced with plain-woven glass fibre is lower than that of short glass fibre at different D/W ratios.

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Raghu, M. J., and Govardhan Goud. "Tribological Properties of Calotropis Procera Natural Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Epoxy Composites." Applied Mechanics and Materials 895 (November 2019): 45–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.895.45.

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Natural fibers are widely used for reinforcement in polymer composite materials and proved to be effectively replacing synthetic fiber reinforced polymer composites to some extent in applications like domestic, automotive and lower end aerospace parts. The natural fiber reinforced composites are environment friendly, have high strength to weight ratio as well as specific strengths comparable with synthetic glass fiber reinforced composites. In the present work, hybrid epoxy composites were fabricated using calotropis procera and glass fibers as reinforcement by hand lay-up method. The fibre reinforcement in epoxy matrix was maintained at 20 wt%. In 20 wt% reinforcement of fibre, the content of calotropis procera and glass fibre were varied from 5, 10, 15 and 20 wt%. The dry sliding wear test as per ASTM G99 and three body abrasive wear test as per ASTM G65 were conducted to find the tribological properties by varying speed, load, distance and abrasive size. The hybrid composite having 5 wt% calotropis procera and 15 wt% glass fibre showed less wear loss in hybrid composites both in sliding wear test as well as in abrasive wear test which is comparable with 20 wt% glass fibre reinforced epoxy composite which marked very low wear loss. The SEM analysis was carried out to study the worn out surfaces of dry sliding wear test and three body abrasive wear test specimens.

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Godwin, G., and K. Umanath. "Flexural, Tensile and Impact Properties of Alkali Treated Coir Fibre Composites Prepared by Compression Molding Technique." Applied Mechanics and Materials 766-767 (June 2015): 90–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.766-767.90.

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Polymeric materials reinforced with synthetic fibres such as glass provide advantage of high stiffness and high strength to weight ratio. Despite these advantages, the widespread use of synthetic fibre-reinforced polymer composite has a tendency to decline because of their high-initial cost and most importantly their adverse environmental impact. In this work, four different composites are prepared with untreated coconut fibres, NaOH mercerized coconut fibres, KOH mercerized coconut fibres and CSM glass fibres. A lot of studies are done earlier on NaOH mercerized coconut fibre composites. But, no studies are done specifically for KOH mercerized coconut fibre composites. So, KOH mercerized coconut fibre composites are prepared in this study. General purpose polyester resin is used for preparing all the compsites. The mechanical properties of composites are studied using the flexural test, impact test and tensile test. The mechanical properties of KOH mercerized coconut fibre composites are studied and compared with the mechanical properties of NaOH mercerized coconut fibre composites, untreated coconut fibre composites and CSM glass fibre composites.

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Deniaud, Christophe, and JJ Roger Cheng. "Review of shear design methods for reinforced concrete beams strengthened with fibre reinforced polymer sheets." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 28, no. 2 (April 1, 2001): 271–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l00-113.

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This paper reviews the different shear design methods found in the literature for reinforced concrete beams strengthened externally with fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets and compares the adequacy of each method by using the test results from the University of Alberta. The FRP shear design methods presented include the effective FRP strain and the bond mechanism criteria, the strut-and-tie model, the modified compression field theory, and a mechanical model based on the strip method with shear friction approach. Sixteen full-scale T-beam test results were used in the evaluation. Two web heights of 250 and 450 mm and two ready mix concrete batches of 29 and 44 MPa were used in the test specimens. Closed stirrups were used with three spacings: 200 mm, 400 mm, and no stirrups. Three types of FRP were used to strengthen externally the web of the T-beams: (i) uniaxial glass fibre, (ii) triaxial (0/60/60) glass fibre, and (iii) uniaxial carbon fibre. The results showed that the mechanical model using the strip method with shear friction approach evaluates better the FRP shear contribution. The predicted capacities from this mechanical model are also found conservative and in excellent agreement with the test results.Key words: beams, carbon fibres, composite materials, fibre reinforced polymers, glass fibres, rehabilitation, reinforced concrete, shear strength, sheets, tests.

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Lokuge, Weena, Rajab Abousnina, and Nilupa Herath. "Behaviour of geopolymer concrete-filled pultruded GFRP short columns." Journal of Composite Materials 53, no. 18 (February 26, 2019): 2555–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998319833447.

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This research paper presents the results of an experimental investigation on the axial compressive behaviour of 24 geopolymer concrete-filled glass fibre-reinforced polymer tubes. The test variables considered are the compressive strength of geopolymer concrete (30 MPa and 35 MPa) and the shape of the cross section (square, circular and rectangular). All the glass fibre-reinforced polymer tubes had the same amount of fibres and similar fibre orientation together with the same aspect ratio. The failure of the square and rectangular columns initiated with the splitting of the corners and resulted in a lower load-carrying capacity compared to the circular columns whose failure was initiated by the crushing of glass fibre-reinforced polymer tube followed by the separation of glass fibre-reinforced polymer tube into strips. It can be concluded that axial load-carrying capacity of square and rectangular sections can be improved by a concrete filler with higher compressive strength. Adopted finite element analysis to simulate the behaviour of the columns is capable of predicting the stress–strain behaviour and the mode of failure.

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Nosbi, Norlin, Haslan Fadli Ahmad Marzuki, Muhammad Razlan Zakaria, Wan Fahmin Faiz Wan Ali, Fatima Javed, and Muhammad Ibrar. "Structure Property Investigation of Glass-Carbon Prepreg Waste-Polymer Hybrid Composites Degradation in Water Condition." Processes 8, no. 11 (November 10, 2020): 1434. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr8111434.

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The limited shelf life of carbon prepreg waste (CPW) from component manufacturing restricts its use as a composite reinforcement fibre on its own. However, CPW can be recycled with glass fibre (GF) reinforcement to develop a unique remediate material. Therefore, this study fabricated (1) a glass fibre-carbon prepreg waste reinforced polymer hybrid composite (GF-CPW-PP), (2) a polypropylene composite (PP), (3) a carbon prepreg waste reinforced composite (CPW-PP), and (4) a glass fibre reinforced composite (GF-PP) and reported their degradation and residual tension properties after immersion in water. The polymer hybrid composites were fabricated via extrusion technique with minimum reinforce glass-carbon prepreg waste content of 10 wt%. The immersion test was conducted at room temperature using distilled water. Moisture content and diffusion coefficient (DC) were determined based on water adsorption values recorded at 24-h intervals over a one-week period. The results indicated that GF-PP reinforced composites retained the most moisture post-168 h of immersion. However, hardness and tensile strength were found to decrease with increased water adsorption. Tensile strength was found to be compromised since pores produced during hydrolysis reduced interfacial bonding between glass fibre and prepreg carbon reinforcements and the PP matrix.

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Amir, Norlaili, Faiz Ahmad, and Puteri S. M. Megat Yusoff. "Char Strength of Wool Fibre Reinforced Epoxy-Based Intumescent Coatings (FRIC)." Advanced Materials Research 626 (December 2012): 504–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.626.504.

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Fire protective intumescent coating cannot insulate a base material effectively if its char lacks mechanical strength. This research therefore, studied the effects of fibre reinforcement to epoxy-based intumescent coatings char strength. The fibres used include glass wool fibre, Rockwool fibre and ceramic wool fibre of 10mm length. The three formulations mechanical performances were compared to both, a famous commercial intumescent coating and a control formulation without fibre. These coatings were fire tested up to 800°C in an electric furnace for an hour. Their chars mechanical properties were evaluated for char resistance test using predetermined weight loads. In the test, masses from 100g to 3600g were loaded continuously on top of the chars where the fibre reinforced intumescent coating (FRIC) has shown better strength and resistance to deformation. As a result, they produced lower percentage of height reduction i.e. 34% - 83% different when compared to unreinforced coating. Control char also ruptured at as low as 4N load. It was deduced that fire insulative wool fibres are effective reinforcement for improved char strength of the FRIC.

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Hanifawati, I. N., M. A. Azmah Hanim, S. M. Sapuan, and E. S. Zainuddin. "Tensile and Flexural Behavior of Hybrid Banana Pseudostem/Glass Fibre Reinforced Polyester Composites." Key Engineering Materials 471-472 (February 2011): 686–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.471-472.686.

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Natural fibre-based thermoset composites are generally lower in strength performance compared to synthetic thermoset composites. Hybridization with some amount of synthetic fibre enhanced the mechanical properties of the composites. This study focused on the performance of mechanical properties of hybrid banana/glass fibre reinforced polyester composites. Hybrid composites with different volume ratios of banana to glass fibre were prepared. The reinforcing effect of both fibres in polyester is also evaluated in various fibre loadings. Results showed that both flexural and tensile properties have been improved with the increasing level of overall fibre content loading. Tensile and flexural strength shows great enhancement by the introduction of a slight amount of glass fibre to the banana fibre polyester matrix.

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Pásztory, Zoltan, Zoltan Börcsök, and Dimitrios Tsalagkas. "Influence of Fibre Length on Properties of Glass-Fibre Reinforced Bark Particleboards." Drvna industrija 71, no. 4 (September 28, 2020): 411–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2020.1948.

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This study was carried out to assess the feasibility of glass fibres of various lengths (12 mm, 18 mm, 24 mm and 30 mm) as reinforcement on the mechanical performance of bark particleboards intended for thermal insulation. To evaluate their efficiency, the results of fibre reinforced particleboards at mass of 3wt% concentration were compared with plain bark based boards. Thermal, physical and mechanical properties (modulus of rupture, modulus of elasticity and internal bond) were determined on unreinforced and reinforced specimens. In general, the results of the thermal conductivity measurements indicated that the bark panels could potentially be used as feedstock for thermal insulation panels. However, the glass fibres lengths had a direct adverse effect on the mechanical behaviour of the bark particleboard, instead of providing synergistic reinforcement. Furthermore, the static bending properties, mainly the modulus of rupture, gradually decreased with increasing lengths of glass fibre.

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Zhu, Xiaoli. "The mechanical performance of glass fibre reinforced composite based sandwich structure." Functional materials 25, no. 4 (December 19, 2018): 702–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/fm25.04.702.

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Hucker, Martyn, Ian Bond, Andrew Foreman, and Jennifer Hudd. "Optimisation of Hollow Glass Fibres and their Composites." Advanced Composites Letters 8, no. 4 (July 1999): 096369359900800. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096369359900800406.

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Hollow glass fibre reinforced plastics have a structural performance niche in a class of their own. They offer increased flexural rigidity compared to solid glass fibre reinforced plastics, they offset the need for thin sandwich construction which is both difficult and expensive, and they provide an opportunity to develop laminates with improved or tailored characteristics. An experimental hollow glass fibre manufacturing facility is in operation at the University of Bristol. The facility is capable of drawing precision hollow glass fibres of various diameters with varying degrees of hollowness under precise parameter control. Hollow borosilicate glass fibres have been manufactured from tubular preforms with a variety of internal and external diameters, which correspond to a range of hollowness values. In all cases, the resulting hollowness was reduced from that present in the preform state, regardless of drawing rate or furnace temperature. In fact, temperature has been demonstrated to be of paramount importance in controlling fibre hollowness due to the interaction between glass viscosity and surface tension effects. These results suggest that for a given temperature and draw rate there is a single condition where fibre hollowness is maximised and external diameter minimised.

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Rohit, Ram, Linford Pinto, K. Mallikharjuna Babu, Martin Jebraj, and Harsha R. Gudi. "Fabrication and Comparison of Mechanical Properties of Jute and Glass Fibre Reinforced Composites." Applied Mechanics and Materials 592-594 (July 2014): 344–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.592-594.344.

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The properties of fiber reinforced composites (FRP) like high strength to weight ratio, high stiffness to weight ratio, flexibility in design, ease of fabrication with economical savings as compared to metal alloys, make it an excellent choice for various range of products from building materials, sporting equipment, appliances, automotive parts, boats, canoe hulls to bodies for recreational vehicles. In this study the properties of natural fibre composite are compared with composite made of artificial fibres. The natural fibre chosen is jute fibre and the artificial fibre chosen is glass fiber. Polyester resin was the matrix used because of compatibility, cost effectiveness and easy availability. The composites were fabricated by Hand Layup technique and the number of layers of composite laminate was varied as three, four and five. The specimens were subjected to mechanical tests and Young’s Modulus, Ultimate Strength were evaluated. Modal analysis was carried out to determine the damping characteristics through damping ratio. A comparison of the two composites in terms of mechanical properties is made and the results are tabulated.

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Ku, H. S., E. Siores, J. A. R. Ball, A. Taube, and F. Siu. "Lap shear strength comparison between different random glass fibre reinforced thermoplastic matrix composites bonded by adhesives using variable-frequency microwave irradiation." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications 217, no. 1 (January 1, 2003): 65–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/146442070321700108.

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This paper compares the lap shear strengths of three types of random glass fibre reinforced thermoplastic matrix composite joined by adhesives using microwave energy. Variable-frequency microwave (VFM) (2-18 GHz) facilities are used to join 33 wt % random glass fibre reinforced low-density polyethylene composite [LDPE/GF (33%)], 33 wt % random glass fibre reinforced polystyrene composite [PS/GF (33%)] and 33 wt % random glass fibre reinforced nylon 66 composite [nylon 66/GF (33%)]. With a given power level, the composites were exposed for various times to microwave irradiation. The primer or coupling agent used was a 5 min two-part adhesive.

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János, Líska, and Kodácsy János. "Drilling of Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic." Advanced Materials Research 472-475 (February 2012): 958–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.472-475.958.

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Nowadays composite materials are used in many industrial areas. The main application of these is the aircraft industry. Problematic points with machining of composite materials are tool wear, tool life, delamination and temperature during machining of polymer composite materials. Paper focuses on investigation of delamination at drilling of glass fibre reinforced composites. Experiments were planned on the base so called design of experiment - DOE. We observed the evolution of delamination at investigations, when we combined 4 different variables (vc, fz, tool, cooling system). We investigated the evolution of force relations, torques, dimensional and shape accuracy, considering on delamination. We processed results statistically, for processing we used software MINITAB and MATLAB. We summarized results in tables and graphs.

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Lohbauer, Ulrich, Jürgen Walker, Sergej Nikolaenko, Jan Werner, Alexis Clare, Anselm Petschelt, and Peter Greil. "Reactive fibre reinforced glass ionomer cements." Biomaterials 24, no. 17 (August 2003): 2901–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0142-9612(03)00130-3.

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Sensarma, Somsubhra. "Glass Fibre Reinforced Cement—An Overview." Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society 51, no. 2 (January 1992): 40–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0371750x.1992.10804531.

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Hyde, AR. "Fibre reinforced glass and ceramic composites." Materials & Design 10, no. 1 (January 1989): 29–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0261-3069(89)90032-0.

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Bijen, J., and C. van der Plas. "Polymer-modified glass fibre reinforced gypsum." Materials and Structures 25, no. 2 (March 1992): 107–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02472464.

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Hernández-Díaz, David, Ricardo Villar-Ribera, Ferran Serra-Parareda, Rafael Weyler-Pérez, Montserrat Sánchez-Romero, José Ignacio Rojas-Sola, and Fernando Julián. "Technical and Environmental Viability of a Road Bicycle Pedal Part Made of a Fully Bio-Based Composite Material." Materials 14, no. 6 (March 13, 2021): 1399. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma14061399.

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Glass fibre is the most widely used material for reinforcing thermoplastic matrices presently and its use continues to grow. A significant disadvantage of glass fibre, however, is its impact on the environment, in particular, due to the fact that glass fibre-reinforced composite materials are difficult to recycle. Polyamide 6 is an engineering plastic frequently used as a matrix for high-mechanical performance composites. Producing polyamide monomer requires the use of a large amount of energy and can also pose harmful environmental impacts. Consequently, glass fibre-reinforced Polyamide 6 composites cannot be considered environmentally friendly. In this work, we assessed the performance of a road cycling pedal body consisting of a composite of natural Polyamide 11 reinforced with lignocellulosic fibres from stone-ground wood, as an alternative to the conventional glass fibre-reinforced Polyamide 6 composite (the most common material used for recreational purposes). We developed a 3D model of a pedal with a geometry based on a combination of two existing commercial choices and used it to perform three finite-element tests in order to assess its strength under highly demanding static and cyclic conditions. A supplementary life cycle analysis of the pedal was also performed to determine the ecological impact. Based on the results of the simulation tests, the pedal is considered to be mechanically viable and has a significantly lower environmental impact than fully synthetic composites.

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B S, Pankaja, and Kiran. "COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH COMPARISON OF CONTROL SPECIMEN WITH GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE AND GEOGRID FIBRE REREINFORCED CONCRETE." International Journal of Engineering Technologies and Management Research 5, no. 6 (March 20, 2020): 120–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/ijetmr.v5.i6.2018.252.

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Most widely recognized material in the present world is Concrete due its durability, and strength aspects. Hence by using different additives like Glass fibre and woven biaxial Geogrid the compressive strength test is carried out for M30 and M40 grade of concrete to improve the performance of concrete. The main aim of the present study is to analyze the compressive strength of concrete, when concrete is mixed with glass fiber and Geogrid, to meet the demands of the modern construction. The addition of Glass fibre into concrete increases the compressive strength of concrete than Geogrid concrete. Tests are conducted by using glass fibre and Geogrid. For 1 m3 of concrete 612grams of glass fibre for M30 grade of concrete and for M40 grade of concrete 697 grams of glass fibre for 1m3 of concrete are used. Geogrids are placed at 2 layers (50mm interval each) in a 150*150mm cube in both M30 and M40 grade of concrete.

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Pradeeba, K., and A. Rajasekaran. "Analytical Predictions on Flexural Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Hybrid FRP Laminate." International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology 11, no. 1 (October 30, 2021): 15–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.35940/ijeat.a3122.1011121.

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This paper presents the predicted regression equation for the study parameters of Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams strengthened with Hybrid Fibre Reinforced Polymer (HyFRP) laminate at the soffit of beam. To study the effectiveness of HyFRP laminate on flexural strengthening a total of five beams were cast and tested.The variable parameters are thickness, elastic modulus and tensile strength of HyFRP laminates. Four combinations of HyFRP laminates precisely, 90% Glass fibre + 10% Basalt fibre of thickness, 80% Glass fibre + 20% Basalt fibre, 70% Glass fibre + 30% Basalt fibre, 60% Glass fibre + 40% Basalt fibre, and their corresponding thickness were 2.78, 3.24, 3.86 and 4.24mm respectively.The test results concluded that reinforced concrete beams strengthened with 70%Glass + 30%Basalt HyFRP laminate enhance the ultimate load carrying capacity of 68.97% with respect to control beam. The values reached through the predicted regression equation showed equitable accuracy with those of experimental values.

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Müller, Michael Thomas, Kristina Eichhorn, Uwe Gohs, and Gert Heinrich. "In-Line Nanostructuring of Glass Fibres Using Different Carbon Allotropes for Structural Health Monitoring Application." Fibers 7, no. 7 (July 10, 2019): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fib7070061.

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By the in-line nanostructuring of glass fibres (GF) during the glass fibre melt spinning process, the authors achieve an electro-mechanical-response-sensor. The glass fibre interphase was functionalized with different highly electrically conductive carbon allotropes such as carbon nanotubes, graphene nanoplatelets, or conductive carbon black. On-line structural health monitoring is demonstrated in continuous glass fibre-reinforced polypropylene composites during a static or dynamic three-point bending test. The different carbon fillers exhibit qualitative differences in their signal quality and sensitivity due to the differences in the aspect ratio of the nanoparticles, the film homogeneity, and the associated electrically conductive network density in the interphase. The occurrence of irreversible signal changes during dynamic loading may be attributed to filler reorientation processes caused by polymer creeping or to the destruction of the electrically conductive paths due to the presence of cracks in the glass fibre interphase. Further, the authors found that sensor embedding hardly influences the tensile properties of continuous GF reinforced polypropylene (PP) composite.

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Dong, Minhao, Weena Lokuge, Mohamed Elchalakani, and Ali Karrech. "Modelling glass fibre-reinforced polymer reinforced geopolymer concrete columns." Structures 20 (August 2019): 813–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2019.06.018.

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Horváth, Richárd, and Gábor Ágoston. "The Drilling Investigation of Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic." Műszaki Tudományos Közlemények 9, no. 1 (October 1, 2018): 107–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.33894/mtk-2018.09.22.

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Abstract Nowadays the usage of glass fibre-reinforced plastics (GFRP) is increasing. The cutting of these materials entails several problems, e.g. the strong abrasive wear effect of the glass fibres or delamination effects. In this paper, we examine the results of drilling experiments on a 10 mm thick GFRP which included 26 layers. The cutting parameters were changed over a wide range. During the experiments, we measured the average surface roughness parameter (Ra). After the tests, we examined the effect of the cutting parameters on the measured roughness values. We created two types of predictive model to estimate the roughness parameter and compared their applicability.

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Santhanam, V., and M. Chandrasekaran. "Effect of Surface Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Banana-Glass Fibre Hybrid Composites." Applied Mechanics and Materials 591 (July 2014): 7–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.591.7.

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Natural fibre reinforced composites have attracted the attention of research community mainly because they are turning out to be an alternative to synthetic fibre. Various natural fibres such as jute, sisal, palm, coir and banana are used as reinforcements. In this paper, banana fibres and glass fibres have been used as reinforcement. Hybrid epoxy polymer composite was fabricated using chopped banana/glass fibre and the effect of alkali treatment was also studied. It is found that the alkali treatment improved the mechanical properties of the composite.

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Sheikh, Shamim A., S. A. D. Jaffry, and Ciyan Cui. "Investigation of glass-fibre-reinforced-polymer shells as formwork and reinforcement for concrete columns." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 34, no. 3 (March 1, 2007): 389–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l06-110.

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An investigation was conducted to study the behaviour of full-scale concrete-filled glass-fibre-reinforced-polymer (GFRP) shells under concentric compression. The main objective was to assess the suitability of prefabricated GFRP shells for stay-in-place formwork and confining reinforcement for columns. Seventeen columns, 356 mm in diameter and 1524 mm long were tested. The nominal target concrete compressive strength at 28 d was 30 MPa. Variables examined included number of GFRP layers, fibre orientation, and amount of longitudinal and lateral steel. Confinement by GFRP shells resulted in concrete response that displayed increased strength and associated strain followed by a ductile descending branch. Fibres in the longitudinal direction improved the load-carrying capacity of the columns, but the increase was less than the capacity of the fibres determined from the tension tests. Glass-fibre-reinforced-polymer shells also eliminate the need for closely spaced confinement steel, which should improve the quality of construction. In addition to ease of construction, GFRP shells provide protection against environmental effects, thus helping to reduce life cycle costs.Key words: columns, confinement, stay-in-place formwork, strength, ductility, energy capacity, earthquake, seismic resistance, lateral reinforcement, glass-fibre-reinforced-polymer (GFRP) shell.

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Heuer, Anselm, Pascal Pinter, and Kay André Weidenmann. "Analysis of the Effects of Raster Orientation in Components Consisting of Short Glass Fibre Reinforced ABS of Different Fibre Volume Fraction Produced by Additive Manufacturing." Key Engineering Materials 742 (July 2017): 482–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.742.482.

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Additive manufacturing provides the ability to produce structural components featuring complex shapes in one step, compared to traditional methods of production. Therefore, additive manufacturing has recently gained attention for the direct production of parts. Using fibre reinforced filaments offers the opportunity to improve the mechanical properties of FFF printed components. In order to dimension them correctly, the mechanical properties of additive manufactured samples based on glass fibre reinforced filaments were determined. Additionally, the influence of extrusion paths resulting in a distinct fibre orientation were taken into account. Samples were produces by FFF-method (Fused Filament Fabrication) from three materials: Bulk ABS and short glass fibre reinforced ABS featuring 5 wt% and 10 wt% fibre content. Additionally, samples were printed in two different raster orientations of 0° and 90°. Three different sample types were manufactured in order to perform tension, flexural and impact tests. Prior to printing the samples, the slicer parameters were optimized for usage with the fibre reinforced filament. To determine the FOD (Fibre Orientation Distribution) and FLD (Fibre Length Distribution), the samples were scanned using a CT. Results show that fibre reinforced filaments used in this contribution can increase stiffness to 150 % of the bulk material in printing direction with a fibre weight content of 10 %. CT investigations have shown that the orientation of fibres is primary aligned to the printing path.

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Buschbeck, Sebastian, Florian Tautenhain, Claudia Reichelt, Roman Rinberg, and Lothar Kroll. "Composite Materials Made of Basalt Fibres and Biobased Matrix Material for Technical Applications." Key Engineering Materials 809 (June 2019): 639–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.809.639.

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Basalt fibres are inorganic man-made fibres which, in fibre-reinforced plastic composites (FRP), represent a cost-effective alternative to carbon fibres. Within petrochemical thermoplastic matrices, basalt fibres are established in technical applications. The use of biobased polyamides as matrix material is an innovative approach for the production of FRP with a high proportion of renewable raw materials. In addition to material selection, the compound manufacturing process also defines the properties of the FRP. At the Institute of Lightweight Structures, extensive investigations are carried out into material development and optimization of the associated process technology. As a result, basalt fibre-reinforced, biobased polyamides are produced whose mechanical relevant properties are above those of petrochemical based glass fibre-reinforced polyamides.

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McKenna, J. K., and M. A. Erki. "Strengthening of reinforced concrete flexural members using externally applied steel plates and fibre composite sheets — a survey." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 21, no. 1 (February 1, 1994): 16–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l94-002.

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In Canada, as in many other parts of the world, the deterioration of reinforced and prestressed concrete bridges and parking garage structures has reached alarming proportions. Many of these structures face very expensive rehabilitation work or outright replacement. Although strengthening reinforced concrete structures using externally bonded or bolted steel plates is a technology that is not widely known in North America, a number of structures in Europe, Australia, and South America have been rehabilitated using this method. The weight of the steel plates, which makes them difficult to handle in the field, and their susceptibility to corrosion have led to research into the possibility of replacing steel plates with high strength fibre composite sheets. Fibre reinforced composite sheets are composed of carbon, glass, or aramid fibres, bound by a resin epoxy. In addition to being light in weight, these materials do not corrode. Very recently, a few bridges have been repaired in Europe using carbon fibre and glass fibre reinforced plastic sheets. This paper reviews the case studies and research pertaining to the use of steel plates and fibre composite sheets to strengthen and repair reinforced concrete flexural members. Key words: rehabilitation, strengthening, advanced composite materials, fibre reinforced composites, bonding.

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D'Antino, Tommaso, Jaime Gonzalez, Carlo Pellegrino, Christian Carloni, and Lesley H. Sneed. "Experimental Investigation of Glass and Carbon FRCM Composite Materials Applied onto Concrete Supports." Applied Mechanics and Materials 847 (July 2016): 60–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.847.60.

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In recent decades the growing need for strengthening and retrofitting existing structures has led to the development of innovative strengthening materials. Fibre reinforced composites have been shown to be an effective strengthening solution for flexural and shear strengthening and for confinement of axially/eccentrically loaded elements. Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) composites, comprised of high-strength fibres and an inorganic matrix, are a newly-developed type of composite that has better resistance to high temperature and compatibility with the substrate than traditional fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. This paper investigates the behaviour of FRCM composites comprised of a glass or carbon fibre net tested using single-lap direct-shear tests. Observations regarding the load response and failure mode of FRCM-concrete joints with different geometrical and mechanical characteristics are provided.

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Banthia, N., and A. J. Boyd. "Sprayed fibre-reinforced polymers for repairs." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 27, no. 5 (October 1, 2000): 907–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l00-027.

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The use of fibre-reinforced polymers for repair and retrofit is growing at an unprecedented rate. This technique has been used for strengthening and rehabilitation of columns, beams, masonry, joints, etc. and has also found significant suitability for seismic applications. All research to date has focused, however, on wraps and jackets with continuous, unidirectional fibres. Within the auspices of Network of Centers of Excellence on Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures (ISIS) program, an entirely new method of fibre reinforced polymer coating is being developed. In this method, the composite with short, randomly distributed fibres is sprayed on the surface of concrete to be repaired. Composite gets pneumatically compacted on the application surface and develops a strong bond with concrete during the hardening process. In this paper, the effectiveness of the spray technique is compared with wraps carrying continuous fibres when applied to concrete cylinders under compression. To assess size effects, a companion test series involving larger cylinders was carried out. It was found that sprayed composites with randomly distributed short fibres performed equally well as or even better than wraps with continuous fibres. Within the continuous fibre wraps, those with a 0-90° fibre orientation are far more effective than those with a ±45° orientation.Key words: concrete, repair, glass fibre, polymer matrix, spray, wraps, deformability, size effects.

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Nanjan, Subramani, and Ganesh Murali Janakiram. "Characteristics of A6061/(Glass Fibre + AL2O3 + SiC + B4C) Reinforced Hybrid Composite Prepared through STIR Casting." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2019 (November 29, 2019): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6104049.

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In this article, A6061 and its reinforcement particles like aluminium oxide/glass fibres/SiCp/B4C (4% and 5%) with mixed composite and aluminium oxide/SiCp/B4C mixed without glass fibre composite are produced with different proportions using the stir casting method. Here, some experimental study is carried out on the composite layer through scanning electron microscopy and XRD test to show the influence of the reinforcement on A6061, and the percentage of gold-silver-copper (AuAgCu), aluminium-zinc (ZA), and palladium deuteride is increased in this composition and justified through the graphical representation of the XRD image. Mechanical properties of the stir casting composites were evaluated through microhardness, wear test under 200 rpm and 300 rpm and 20 N and 50 N, and tensile tests. The results were compared with the properties of the base metal, with glass fibre reinforcement specimen and without adding glass fibre specimen; this will help us to check the strength and weakness of the glass fibres in A6061.

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Vasumathi, M., and Murali Vela. "Mechanical Behaviour of Chemically Treated Reshira-Epoxy Composite at Cryogenic Temperatures." Advanced Materials Research 488-489 (March 2012): 718–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.488-489.718.

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Natural fiber composite has already proved its worth in various mechanical applications. Natural fibres with attractive properties such as low density, environment-friendliness and less processing work are widely available and provide an alternative to the conventional fibres. In this paper, the fibre reshira has been tried for the first time for cryogenic applications. Initially, the fibre is given chemical treatment with sodium hydroxide solution to enhance the adhesion between the fibre and the resin. The treated fibre is reinforced with epoxy resin and its properties such as storage modulus, loss modulus and Glass Transition Temperature are evaluated both at room temperature and under cryogenic conditions and these are compared to see which condition produces better mechanical performance.

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Zuhudi, Nurul Zuhairah Mahmud, Krishnan Jayaraman, and Richard Lin. "Flammability of Bamboo Fabric Reinforced Polypropylene Composites and their Hybrids." Applied Mechanics and Materials 851 (August 2016): 155–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.851.155.

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Hybridisation is introduced as one way to use bamboo fabric as natural fibre reinforced composites (NFRCs). The research intends to determine the extent to which bamboo fabric can replace glass fibre in glass polypropylene (GPP) composites and whether the proposed hybrids are capable of competing, particularly in comparison to the flammability of GPP composites. This study evaluates the effect of hybridization on the flammability properties of bamboo fabric reinforced polypropylene composites and their hybrids. Flammability tests using cone calorimeter show that the peak Heat Release Rate (HRR) was reduced up to 39% for BPP50%, at 511.8 kW/m2, in comparison with that of neat PP, based on maximum peak values of 842 kW/m2. Interestingly, in the hybrid composites, the peak HRR reduced as glass fibre was replaced with bamboo fibre. These composites demonstrate a significant decrease in peak HRR, over 30% less than the neat PP and GPP composites respectively. These results indicate that a significant portion of the glass in GPP may be replaced with bamboo fabric, with a positive effect on fire resistance. This reduction in flammability and the improved properties obtained demonstrate promise for these hybrid materials in future applications.

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