ABSTRACT
The European Technical Specification CEN/TS 19101: 2022, Design of fibre-polymer composite structures, published in November 2022, constitutes a milestone for the use of fibre-polymer composites in civil engineering structures. These 15 worked examples provide designers with step-by-step application examples that illustrate the practical use of the Technical Specification. Eleven examples are highly detailed, focusing at the member or connection level; and the other four are more general, focusing at the structure level.
This book provides a powerful and enlightening resource for designers and graduate students.
"Type A" Examples. A1. ULS verifications of a balanced symmetrical laminate subjected to in-plane and out-plane loading. A2. ULS verifications of a balanced symmetrical laminate subjected to in-plane and out-plane loading - preliminary design. A3. ULS verifications of a simply supported fibre-polymer composite profile with double symmetric H-cross-section subjected to axial compression. A4. ULS and SLS verifications of a simply supported fibre-polymer composite profile with double symmetric I-cross-section subjected to a uniformly distributed transverse load. A5. ULS and SLS verifications of a simply supported composite sandwich beam with complex balsa core. A6. ULS and SLS verifications of a simply supported fibre-polymer composite homogeneous-core sandwich panel subjected to a uniformly distributed transverse load. A7. ULS and SLS verifications of a simply supported web-core sandwich panel subjected to a uniformly distributed transverse load. A8. ULS verification of a double-lap adhesive joint with pultruded adherends: Stress-based approach. A9. ULS verification of a double-lap adhesive joint with pultruded adherends: Fracture mechanics’ approach. A10. ULS verifications of simply supported fibre-polymer composite profiles with double symmetric ‘H’ and ‘I’ cross-section subjected to axial compression. A11. ULS & SLS verifications of a simply supported fibre-polymer composite profile with double symmetric rectangular hollow (RHS) cross-section subjected to a uniformly distributed transverse load. "Type B" Examples. B1. Ultimate Limit State (ULS) verifications for bolted connections of pultruded profiles of a truss bridge with a span length of 13,50 m. B2. ULS verifications of a glass fibre-polymer composite footbridge. B3. Design of a vacuum infused composite web-core sandwich road bridge. B4. ULS verification of a pultruded fibre-polymer composite spatial frame structure.
