Two-bay pultruded GFRP safety Barrier/Guardrail – Testing, analysis and compliance with standards
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DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112745
Abstract: Abstract The paper describes a series of material/structural property tests on pultruded GFRP (glass fibre reinforced polymer) circular cross-section tubes used in guardrails. The tests enabled the elastic flexural and shear moduli of the tubes… read more here.
Keywords: bay pultruded; gfrp safety; guardrail; pultruded gfrp ... See more keywords
Inclined composite guardrails/safety barriers – Numerical and experimental evaluation of their transverse stiffnesses and compliance with standards
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DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.114552
Abstract: Abstract Three-point flexure and axial torsion tests were undertaken to establish the longitudinal elastic flexural and in-plane shear moduli of pultruded GFRP tubes. They were used to define one-dimensional two-node beam elements for modelling single-… read more here.
Keywords: transverse stiffnesses; inclined guardrails; single two; bay inclined ... See more keywords