Advanced fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials for sustainable energy technologies

Pin‐bearing connection strength of single‐bolted pultruded glass fiber‐reinforced polymer profiles strengthened by glass fiber sheet

“…[1][2][3][4] Although FRP materials were first applied in the building industry in the 1970s as non-loading bearing and semi-loading bearing panels, these materials have been increasingly used since the 1990s in many fields, such as buildings, bridges, and infrastructures. [5] FRP materials with many advanced characteristics, such as being high-strength, non-corrosive, lightweight, and so forth, can be used to extend the design life of existing aging structures as well as building new structures. Several types of FRP materials were used to reinforce various types of structures.…”

Manufacturable insight into modelling and design considerations in fibre-steered composite laminates: State of the art and perspective

“…World leaders in 2015 signed the Paris Agreement, aiming to reduce the temperature increase to less than 2 o C above pre-industrial levels [1]. To reach such ambitious goals, countries all over the world will need to strongly reduce CO 2 emis- CO 2 emissions, are the largest users of FRC [2]. Furthermore, in the aerospace industry in particular, where structural reliability, weight and cost are pivotal, the continuous development and manufacturing of novel structural products is unrelenting.…”

Advanced process simulations for thick-section epoxy powder composite structures

“…Although the root section of turbine blades are typically made from glass-fibre composites, carbon fibre composites are of interest for very large wind turbine blades and tidal turbine blades [59]. As such, it was a worthwhile exercise once again to consider how the ratio of anisotropy would affect processing.…”