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Blok, Rijk (author), Smits, J.E.P. (author), Gkaidatzis, R. (author), Teuffel, Patrick (author)This paper deals with the design, production and monitoring of a bio-composite footbridge with a span of 14 m across the river Dommel in the city of Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The specific bio-composite material that was used for this research is a Natural Fibre Reinforced Bio-Polymer (NFRBP). The goal of the research is to prove that NFRBP can...journal article 2019
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Lukaszewicz, D. (author), Blok, L.G. (author), Kratz, J. (author), Ward, C. (author), Kassapoglou, C. (author)In this work the application of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) sandwich<br/>structures, with particular focus on aramid fibre tufted sandwiches is being studied for<br/>automotive crashworthiness applications using impact testing and numerical simulation.conference paper 2016
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Blok, L.G. (author), Kratz, J. (author), Lukaszewicz, D. (author), Hesse, S (author), Ward, C. (author), Kassapoglou, C. (author)Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) composite materials can provide superior specific energy absorption performance over conventional metallic structures if crush stability can be maintained during the impact event. The core in sandwich structures helps to stabilise the crush front by preventing global buckling, but delamination remains a barrier to...conference paper 2016
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Blok, L.G. (author), Kratz, J. (author), Lukaszewicz, D. (author), Hesse, S (author), Ward, C. (author), Kassapoglou, C. (author)Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) composite materials can provide superior specific energy absorption performance over conventional metallic structures if crush stability can be maintained during the impact event. The core in sandwich structures helps to stabilise the crush front by preventing global buckling, but delamination remains a barrier to...journal article 2016