- Author
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Duthinh, D.
- Title
- Connections of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Structural Members: A Review of the State of the Art.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NISTIR 6532,
August 2000,
59 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
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structural members
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adhesives
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bolted connections
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bonded connections
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composite materials
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connections
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fiber reinforced polymer
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frame connections
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FRP
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interlocking connections
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joints
- Identifiers
- Advanced Composite Construction system (ACCS)
- Abstract
- This review of the state of the art of connections of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) members covers primary structural connections (whose integrity is crucial to the functioning and safety of a structure), in which at least one of the members is made of FRP. The connections consist of mechanical joints, bonded joints, interlocking joints, or a combination of those, such as frame connections. After an earlier period of benefiting from aerospace research and imitation of steel connections, FRP connection design in civil infrastructure is beginning to develop in new, original directions.