An experimental and numerical study of the behaviour of glass fibre reinforced plastics (GRP) short columns at elevated temperatures

Composite Structures

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-43

  Wong, P M H ^a   Davies, J M ^a   Wang, Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compression strength; Compression tests; Elevated temperatures; Finite element modelling; Glass reinforced plastics (GRP)

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

STEEL END PLATES;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PLASTIC; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 0242667572     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(03)00122-3     Document Type: Article

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