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Composite GFRP U-Shaped Footbridge

Authors :
Chróścielewski Jacek
Miśkiewicz Mikołaj
Pyrzowski Łukasz
Wilde Krzysztof
Source :
Polish Maritime Research, Vol 24, Iss s1, Pp 25-31 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Sciendo, 2017.

Abstract

The paper presents proposals for the use of glass fiber reinforced polymer composites for the construction of engineering objects, known and commonly used in the shipbuilding industry. An example of a pedestrian footbridge was used in this case, which, despite the considerable thickness of the structural material, was made using infusion technology in one production cycle. The designed and produced footbridge span is durable, dynamically resistant, incombustible, easy to install and maintain, resistant to weather conditions and also aesthetically interesting. For footbridge production environmentally friendly PET foam core may be used. It may come from recycling of used plastic packages and which is produced with less energy consumption process and much less CO2 emission. The load bearing part of the structure (skin) is made of polymer laminate reinforced with glass fabrics (GFRP).

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20837429 and 20170017
Volume :
24
Issue :
s1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Polish Maritime Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1bf628b050f84c82b4c7b45300764545
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0017