Abstract: In this article, we examine the influence of bolt threads on the tensile rupture strength of the net section corresponding to single-bolt double-lap connections in pultruded materials made of dicyclopentadiene-based ...

Abstract: Presented in this paper are the experimental results pertaining to the deflection response of E-glass/polyester pultruded structural elements when subjected to bending and temperature profiles comparable to those encountered ...

Abstract: An in-depth assessment is conducted to examine the analytical and experimental results that formed the basis of the net-section tensile rupture strength of single-bolt connections, stipulated in the ASCE Pre-Standard for ...

Abstract: A consistent basis for statistically reducing fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite material property test data for load and resistance factor design (LRFD) of composite structures is developed in this paper. A two-parameter ...

Abstract: This paper presents an analytical probabilistic based design procedure for concentrically loaded compression members of fiber-reinforced polymeric composite materials. Resistance factors for use in a load and resistance ...

Abstract: This paper presents ultrasonic methodologies to measure the engineering constants of pultruded fiber-reinforced polymeric (FRP) composite structural members. These ultrasonic methods have several advantages over mechanical ...

Abstract: The current bridge-rating process described in AASHTO

Abstract: A new 3D micromechanics-based framework is proposed for the nonlinear analysis of pultruded fiber-reinforced polymeric composites. The proposed 3D modeling framework is a nested multiscale approach that explicitly recognizes ...