Developments in fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for civil engineering

Download or read book Developments in fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites for civil engineering written by N.U. Uddin and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chapter begins by discussing a new type of sandwich panel called composite structural insulated panels (CSIPs) intended to replace the traditional SIPs that are made of wood-based materials. A detailed analytical modeling procedure is presented in order to determine the global buckling, interfacial tensile stress at facesheet/core debonding, critical wrinkling stress at facesheet/core debonding, equivalent stiffness, and deflection for CSIPs. The proposed models were validated using experimental results that have been conducted on full-scale CSIP walls and floor panels. In order to be used as a hazard-resistant material, a detailed section was presented to show the resistance of CSIP elements to the different types of hazard effects, including impact loading, floodwater effect, fire effect, and windstorm loading.