Structural Application of Biocomposites in highly elastic Structures
| Author(s): |
Christoph Gengnagel
Elisa Lafuente Hernández |
|---|---|
| Medium: | conference paper |
| Language(s): | English |
| Conference: | 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011 |
| Published in: | IABSE-IASS 2011 London Symposium Report |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: |
Natural fibre-reinforced plastics (NFRP) are considered as environmentally-friendly materials due to their low energy demands during production, renewable components and recyclability. Despite their good specific mechanical properties, NFRPs are nowadays rarely applied in building constructions. The few existing academic studies tend not to consider completely bio-based composites (fibres and matrix) and in many cases make use of expensive manufacturing processes. Fully bio-based NFRP profiles can be produced economically by means of pultrusion technology. In this paper the potential for using pultruded NFRP profiles as beam components for highly elastic structures is discussed. |
| Keywords: |
gridshells green materials Natural fibre-reinforced plastics green structures cold bending hybrid arches façade struts
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