Abstract: The natural frequencies and mode shapes of thin-walled beams constructed of walls, or panels, of advanced composite materials depend upon both the geometry of the cross-section and the mechanical ...

Abstract: Thin-walled structural members are used extensively in the offshore industry in applications ranging from marine risers to platforms and frames. Advanced fiber composite structural members may ...

Abstract: An experimental investigation of the local compression flange buckling and failure of commercially produced pultruded fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) I-shaped beams is described in this paper. Results ...

Abstract: The use of experimental modal analysis to obtain the dynamic mechanical properties of spirally wound paper tubes is investigated. Based on experimentally measured natural frequencies in the ...

Abstract: A new static test method to determine the flexural modulus of spirally wound paper tubes is described. The experimental method is based on the standard three-point-bend procedure. The method ...

Abstract: Attaching reinforcing material such as steel or fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) plate to the external face of concrete members is a conventional technology used for strengthening concrete structures. Generally, three ...