SBIR Phase I: Design of a New Advanced Composite Material System

该小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目将开发和销售一种用于行人和车辆桥梁以及建筑应用的大跨度先进复合材料（ACM）结构系统。 将组装最先进的纸浆工艺，包括使用树脂注射/排气设备和计算机数控（CNC）加工，以实现这一长跨度系统。 碳和芳纶纤维将被纳入E-玻璃基质，以增加先进复合材料的强度和刚度。 定制型材将使用这种新材料设计。 一个成功的第一阶段的努力将导致全面测试这一新的建筑系统在第二阶段。 商业应用将包括大跨度行人和车辆桥梁，屋顶和天篷类型应用的大跨度建筑构件，以及大跨度工业支撑结构。

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will develop and market a long span, advanced composite material (ACM), structural system for use in pedestrian and vehicle bridge and building applications. A state of the art pultrusion process will be assembled, including use of resin-injection/air evacuation equipment and computerized numerically controlled (CNC) machining, to achieve this long span system. Carbon and aramid fibers will be incorporated into the E-glass matrix to increase strength and stiffness of the advanced composite material. Custom profiles will be designed using this new material. A successful Phase I effort will lead to full scale testing of this new building system in Phase II. Commercial applications will include long span pedestrian and vehicle bridges, long span building components for roofs and canopy type applications, and long span industrial support structures.