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Introduction to Case studies
Part V Case studies
e following case studies have been incorporated into this book to Istrate the long term behaviour of various composite structures built er the last two or three decades. Many examples of composite struc'es have been erected recently, but as yet they have not been exposed the natural environment for a sufficiently long time to allow an inion to be formed on their in-service behaviour. These recently itt structures include the American Express Building in Brighton, ilt in the early 1980s, and the Aberfeldy cable stay polymer composite idge over the river Tay built in 1992. The case studies given are: ::::hapter 9: the design of a GFRP marine vessel. ::::hapter 10: the walkway at Terminal 2, Heathrow Airport, which has been in existence for 18 years. The discussion here refers to the fire performance of the polymer composite material. ::::hapter II: the design of a commercial vehicle sideguard system. There were no reported problems regarding the fixings of the system to conventional materials but the author emphasises the possible problems in the actual utilisation of these guards. ::::hapter 12: the design and production of a composite component for the automotive industry is discussed and the data requirements for producing a large GFRP structural component are illustrated. The article highlights the development procedures required by the industry. :::hapter 13: the chapter discusses the use of pultruded profiles in a structural application and gives an example to illustrate the design procedure. :::hapter 14: the preproduction test structure, for a GFRP minesweeper, was manufactured from a box core sandwich construction. The design requirements and approach are discussed. These structures were first manufactured in the mid-1960s and have consequently yielded considerable information regarding the long term behaviour of composites. :::hapter 15: the case history discusses the shield, made from a sandwich structure of polyester impregnated glass fibre woven roving
e following case studies have been incorporated into this book to Istrate the long term behaviour of various composite structures built er the last two or three decades. Many examples of composite struc'es have been erected recently, but as yet they have not been exposed the natural environment for a sufficiently long time to allow an inion to be formed on their in-service behaviour. These recently itt structures include the American Express Building in Brighton, ilt in the early 1980s, and the Aberfeldy cable stay polymer composite idge over the river Tay built in 1992. The case studies given are: ::::hapter 9: the design of a GFRP marine vessel. ::::hapter 10: the walkway at Terminal 2, Heathrow Airport, which has been in existence for 18 years. The discussion here refers to the fire performance of the polymer composite material. ::::hapter II: the design of a commercial vehicle sideguard system. There were no reported problems regarding the fixings of the system to conventional materials but the author emphasises the possible problems in the actual utilisation of these guards. ::::hapter 12: the design and production of a composite component for the automotive industry is discussed and the data requirements for producing a large GFRP structural component are illustrated. The article highlights the development procedures required by the industry. :::hapter 13: the chapter discusses the use of pultruded profiles in a structural application and gives an example to illustrate the design procedure. :::hapter 14: the preproduction test structure, for a GFRP minesweeper, was manufactured from a box core sandwich construction. The design requirements and approach are discussed. These structures were first manufactured in the mid-1960s and have consequently yielded considerable information regarding the long term behaviour of composites. :::hapter 15: the case history discusses the shield, made from a sandwich structure of polyester impregnated glass fibre woven roving