110,000 The number of tonnes of fibre-reinforced composites produced in the UK each year – more than twice the weight of the Forth Rail Bridge. 6% The proportion of fibre-reinforced polymer composite ...

Composite materials have their microstructure designed in terms of their macroscopic constituents, e.g. fibers in a homogeneous matrix material. By controlling the choice of fibers, their volume ...

To illustrate load factor design, a simply supported, composite, plate-girder stringer of a two-lane highway bridge will be designed. As indicated in the framing plan, Fig. 12.13a, the stringers span ...