Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) has been used in the construction industry because of its advantages such as high strength, light weight, corrosion resistance, low density and elasticity. This paper presents a review bonding techniques adopted to strengthen timber beams using FRP achieve larger spans. Different methods between have summarized with focus on influencing factors their effects well ...

In the aircraft industry safety, maintenance costs, and optimum weight are three of the most important factors to consider in design. Composite materials, such as carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs), are increasingly used in aerospace applications due to their high strength to weight ratio. However, there are still many challenges to overcome in order to have full confidence in the use of ...

The concept of lightweight design is widely employed for designing and constructing aerospace structures that can sustain extreme loads while also being fuel-efficient. Popular lightweight materials such as aluminum alloy and fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) possess outstanding mechanical properties, but their structural integrity requires constant assessment to ensure structural safety. Next-g...

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This paper presents an analytical method considering the effects of fiber length and fiber orientation distributions for predicting the tensile strength (TS) of short-fiber-reinforced polymers (SFRP). Two probability density functions are used for modelling the distributions of fiber length and fiber orientation. The strength of SFRP is derived as a functiolz of fiber length and fiber orientati...