Influence of Initial Imperfections on Buckling of Fibre Reinforced Polymer Plates Produced by Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding
A. Kaskovitš (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)
Marko Pavlovic – Mentor
Liesbeth Tromp – Graduation committee member
M. Veljkovic – Graduation committee member
Frans P. van der Meer – Graduation committee member
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Abstract
The increasing use of Fibre Reinforced Polymers produced by Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding in civil infrastructure applications leads to the need for an appropriate research data. The VARTM produced structural elements are not limited in dimensions and material properties and typically are slender structures parts of which are susceptible to plate buckling. The latest standards - CUR96 Vezelversterkte kunststoffen in bouwkundige en civieltechnische draagconstructies and JRC Prospect for New Guidance in the Design of FRP – are for a large part based on the research data of pultruded profiles and in terms of design for buckling, focus on the flange / web interaction. The goal of this thesis is to investigate the effect of initial out of plane deformations on buckling of FRP plates produced by VARTM.