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Design guidance for bolted connections in structures of pultruded shapes: gaps in knowledge
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Mottram, J. Toby (2009) Design guidance for bolted connections in structures of pultruded shapes: gaps in knowledge. In: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM17), Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Jul 27 - 31, 2009. Published in: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM17) (Paper A1:6). pp. 1-10.
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a brand new standard for the design of frame structures of pultruded Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) shapes, with an emphasis on the gaps in knowledge towards the mandatory design information for bolted connections. Structural engineering designers facing fee competition and unrealistic deadlines seek design methods that are simple to use and on the ‘safe’ side. They often have little knowledge of exactly ‘how safe’ their designs are, and with too little time to
find out they will confidently follow a code of practice when working with a traditional structural material. Structural shapes of FRP have been available since the 1970s and, for this non-traditional material, designers have had to rely on information from the pultruders, since there is no code of practice to follow. Because this is an obstacle to market growth a project commenced in 2007 to write an American Society of Civil Engineers standard. As part of a team of ‘code writers’ the author works on the design guidance for a chapter on bolted connections. By way of a critical evaluation of what we know, and don’t know, the team has gained insight into where new academic research is required to cope with deficiencies in our knowledge and understanding. This paper lists twenty questions that require our attention and it provides advice on how they should be tackled to ensure that the research is not useless; ‘useless’ in the sense that results cannot be used for the basis of preparing design guidance.
Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||
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Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TH Building construction |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM17) | ||||
Publisher: | IOM Communications Ltd. | ||||
Official Date: | 2009 | ||||
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Number: | Paper A1:6 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 1-10 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||
Title of Event: | Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM17) | ||||
Type of Event: | Conference | ||||
Location of Event: | Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom | ||||
Date(s) of Event: | Jul 27 - 31, 2009 |
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