Abstract
The use of composite FRP pultruded elements in civil constructions is nowadays widely accepted as a valid alternative to classic materials. In the case of emergency applications (as for temporary shelter after earthquakes, floods and all disastrous), the lightness, ease of transport, assembly, safety of use, possibility of disassembly and reuse are key aspects that composite FRP structures can provide easily.
This paper presents a design-to-testing-to-production process of a full-scale pultruded glass fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) structure to investigate the structural performances according to the design at ultimate and serviceability limit states by cyclic and monotonic loads up to the failure. The capacity of the composite structure was assessed with respect to instantaneous and time-dependent loading effects.
The experimental results are compared with the predictions of a numerical model based on the experimental mechanical characterization of the materials and the substructure such as frame elements and connections.
The results indicate that the high performances of the structure provide a very good capacity in view of facing service loads and also in extreme conditions.
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Cavaleri, L., Ferrotto, M.F., Valenza, A. (2022). Structural Performances of Composite Pultruded GFRP Emergency Structures. In: Ilki, A., Ispir, M., Inci, P. (eds) 10th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering. CICE 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 198. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88166-5_90
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