Fibre-Reinforced Timber for Novel Hybrid Folded Thin-Walled Structures

本项目提出了新的纤维增强聚合物（FRP）混杂截面的制造和分析方法。FRP复合材料在土木工程界得到了广泛的认可。全frp系统通常使用基于钢截面的薄壁型材，但现有的制造技术无法优化材料的使用。混合系统将FRP与传统材料结合以获得最佳结构性能，因此通常比全FRP系统更经济。该项目旨在开发一种有效的方法来分析、制造和设计基于frp的混合薄壁结构构件，并优化其抗屈曲破坏模式的性能。该项目开发的技术将支持先进的低成本FRP结构系统的发展。

This project proposes novel manufacture and analysis methods for fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) hybrid sections. FRP composites have gained wide acceptance within the civil engineering community. All-FRP systems typically use thin-walled profiles based on steel sections, but existing manufacturing technologies are unable to optimise material usage. Hybrid systems combine FRP with traditional materials for optimum structural performance and so are often more economical than all-FRP systems. This project aims to develop an effective way to analyse, manufacture, and design FRP-based hybrid thin-walled structural members and optimise performance against buckling failure modes. The technology developed in this project would support the development of advanced low-cost FRP structural systems.