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T ABLE 11.2
An Example of Physical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Composite
Round Rods and Bars (Creative Pultrusions, Inc., 1997)
Property
Value
10
3
psi
Tensile strength (ASTM D638)
830 MPa (
120
*
)
10
6
psi
Tensile modulus of elasticity (ASTM D638)
45 GPa
1
6.5
*
2
10
3
psi
Flexural strength (ASTM D790)
830 MPa
1
120
*
2
10
3
psi
Compressive strength (ASTM D695)
480 MPa
1
70
*
2
Izod impact strength (ASTM D256)
2.1 kJ/m (40 ft-lb/in.)
Barcol hardness (ASTM D2583)
50
Water absorption (ASTM D570)
0.25% (maximum)
Specific gravity (ASTM D792)
2.0
10
-6
m/m/°C
Coefficient of thermal expansion (ASTM D696)
5.2
*
10
-6
in./in./°F
1
9.4
*
2
FIGURE 11.6
Wrapping an old structure with glass fiber-reinforced polymer
(FRP) composite (Wabash Avenue pier, Baltimore, MD).
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