Architectural Composites Bill Kreysler President Kreysler & Associates February 2015
FRP is: • Reinforcements • Matrix • ThermoplasDc vs Thermoset • Fillers • Gelcoat • Cores • Finishes • In-‐mold, post-‐applied, sand blasted, wet sanded, PC, translucent, painted, other (rabbit, perlite)
FabricaDon processes: Open mold Closed mold Filament Winding Pultrusion Vacuum bagging Vacuum infusion Bladder molding
Water AbsorpDon GFRC 28-‐Day*
GFRC Aged*
16%
16%
FRP**
(30% Chopped E-‐glass)
<0.1%
FRP**
(50% Roving Fabric E-‐glass)
<0.1%
(*) Per Precast / Prestressed Concrete InsDtute "GFRC Recommended PracDce for Glass Fiber Reinforced (**) Sources: Reinforced PlasDcs Handbook / John Murphy; American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASTM RTP-‐1-‐95 "Reinforced Thermoset PlasDc Corrosion Equipment“; American Society of Civil Engineers, Structural PlasDcs Design Manual, 1984; Handbook of Composites, Lubin, 1982; American Bureau of Shipping, Guide for Classing and Building High Speed Crae, 1990 ; Composites Fabricators AssociaDon -‐ Architectural Division -‐ Guidelines and Recommended PracDces for Fiber Reinforced PlasDc Architectural Products
UlDmate Flexural Strength GFRC 28-‐Day*
GFRC Aged*
2,500 to 4,000 (psi)
1,300 to 2,000 (psi)
FRP**
(30% Chopped E-‐glass)
25,000 (psi)
FRP**
(50% Roving Fabric E-‐glass)
35,000 (psi)
(*) Per Precast / Prestressed Concrete InsDtute "GFRC Recommended PracDce for Glass Fiber Reinforced (**) Sources: Reinforced PlasDcs Handbook / John Murphy; American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASTM RTP-‐1-‐95 "Reinforced Thermoset PlasDc Corrosion Equipment“; American Society of Civil Engineers, Structural PlasDcs Design Manual, 1984; Handbook of Composites, Lubin, 1982; American Bureau of Shipping, Guide for Classing and Building High Speed Crae, 1990 ; Composites Fabricators AssociaDon -‐ Architectural Division -‐ Guidelines and Recommended PracDces for Fiber Reinforced PlasDc Architectural Products
Modulus of ElasDcity GFRC 28-‐Day*
GFRC Aged*
1.5 x 106 to 3.0 x 106 (psi)
2.5 x 106 to 4.0 x 106 (psi)
FRP**
(30% Chopped E-‐glass)
1.1 x 106 (psi)
FRP**
(50% Roving Fabric E-‐glass)
2.4 x 106 (psi)
(*) Per Precast / Prestressed Concrete InsDtute "GFRC Recommended PracDce for Glass Fiber Reinforced (**) Sources: Reinforced PlasDcs Handbook / John Murphy; American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASTM RTP-‐1-‐95 "Reinforced Thermoset PlasDc Corrosion Equipment“; American Society of Civil Engineers, Structural PlasDcs Design Manual, 1984; Handbook of Composites, Lubin, 1982; American Bureau of Shipping, Guide for Classing and Building High Speed Crae, 1990 ; Composites Fabricators AssociaDon -‐ Architectural Division -‐ Guidelines and Recommended PracDces for Fiber Reinforced PlasDc Architectural Products
Compressive Strength GFRC 28-‐Day*
GFRC Aged*
7,000 to 12,000 (psi)
10,000 to 15,000 (psi)
FRP**
(30% Chopped E-‐glass)
25,000 to 29,000 (psi)
FRP**
(50% Roving Fabric E-‐glass)
23,200 (psi)
(*) Per Precast / Prestressed Concrete InsDtute "GFRC Recommended PracDce for Glass Fiber Reinforced (**) Sources: Reinforced PlasDcs Handbook / John Murphy; American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASTM RTP-‐1-‐95 "Reinforced Thermoset PlasDc Corrosion Equipment“; American Society of Civil Engineers, Structural PlasDcs Design Manual, 1984; Handbook of Composites, Lubin, 1982; American Bureau of Shipping, Guide for Classing and Building High Speed Crae, 1990 ; Composites Fabricators AssociaDon -‐ Architectural Division -‐ Guidelines and Recommended PracDces for Fiber Reinforced PlasDc Architectural Products
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