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Steel Reinforced Pultruded GFRP Vehicle Chassis Structure
Technical Paper
2010-01-0021
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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A finite element model was developed to assess the mechanical behaviour of pultruded glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) box sections with embedded steel rods; the performance of these virtual specimens was compared with that of extruded aluminium sections with comparable dimensions. All specimens were tested in transverse loading and in torsion. A parametric study was carried out in order to optimize the stiffness of the GFRP-steel hybrid specimens. It was found that the modes of deformation exhibited by the GFRP-steel hybrid specimens were highly tunable. The hybrid members had sufficient bending stiffness when compared with equivalent extruded aluminium members; however, the technology will likely require further development to ensure adequate shear stiffness.
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Honickman, H., Johrendt, J., and Frise, P., "Steel Reinforced Pultruded GFRP Vehicle Chassis Structure," SAE Technical Paper 2010-01-0021, 2010, https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-01-0021.Also In
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