Lightweight fiber-reinforced plastic constructions using improved overlap forms

Luo, Guang-Min; Wu, Chia-Wen

doi:10.1080/09243046.2014.937137

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 15 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The general advantages of FRP compared to conventional materials include high durability, cost-effective fabrication, excellent resistance to corrosion, fatigue, and fire [2,3], lighter weight, and lower maintenance costs [4]. Owing to their unique properties, FRP composites can be successfully used in the automobile [5], aerospace [6], and marine industry [7], especially for lightweight constructions [8].…”

Section: Introduction 1fibre-reinforced Polymers In Shipyard Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Application of Life Cycle Assessment to Analysis of Fibre Composite Manufacturing Technologies in Shipyards Industry

Ziemińska-Stolarska,

Sobulska,

Pietrzak

et al. 2024

Processes

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to evaluate the environmental load of fibre composite manufacturing technologies in the shipyards industry in a frame of the Fibre4Yards (Horizon 2020) project. This paper is focused on the LCA of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) technologies used to produce all elements of the floating unit, i.e., the conventional vacuum infusion technology for the deck panel and adaptive mould process for superstructure panels, ultraviolet (UV) curved pultrusion process for the production of stiffeners, hot stamping technology for brackets, and three-dimensional (3D) printing and automatic tape placement (ATP) for pillars. Environmental impact was assessed based on standard indicators: Global Warming Potential, water consumption, and fossil resource scarcity. The results indicate that the total carbon footprint of analysed FRP technologies is mainly produced by the type of the materials applied rather than by the amount of energy consumed during the process.

show abstract