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Article: The use of advanced polymer composites to form an economic structural unit.
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- Construction and Building Materials
- Article date:
- February 1, 2003
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Abstract
An advanced polymer/continuous fibre composite (APC) and concrete system is an example in which two very dissimilar materials can be joined to form a composite structure. In the current investigation a duplex beam will be analysed where the high-compressive strength concrete is placed above, and the high strength and stiffness fibre/polymer composite is placed below the neutral axis; in this form the two materials will be used to their best advantage. When this structural duplex Tee beam is under load, two failure criteria of the system have been identified. These are the failure of the shear bond between the APC permanent shuttering and the concrete, ...