Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) and their Engineering Applications

Arjun Tony Yeshodharan

Abstract :

This paper explores the applications of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) resins in the field of civil engineering. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) are one of the advanced types of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in which different types of carbon fibers are used as the principal structural component. The CFRP is a reliable material in construction and civil engineering industry. It has high level of durability. Light weight proportion to size is its other chief advantage. The CFRP are not only used in civil engineering, but they are also widely used in the manufacture of consumer goods and industrial products. It is also used in aerospace industry. Since CFRP is light and very strong, it is used in the manufacturer of automotive, sail boats, computers, bicycles, sports goods and accessories such as tennis and badminton rackets, snooker sticks, boards etc. Higher level of durability characterized by great strength to weight is the major reason as to why the CRFP is considered as a favorite composite in aerospace industry.

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Arjun Tony Yeshodharan, Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) and their Engineering Applications, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-4 | April-2018

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