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Civil and structural engineering applications, recent trends, research and developments on pultruded fiber reinforced polymer closed sections: a review

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The objectives of this study are to review and evaluate the developments and applications of pultruded fiber-reinforced polymer composites in civil and structural engineering and review advances in research and developments. Several case applications are reviewed. The paper presents a state-of-the-art review of fundamental research on the behavior of pultruded fiber reinforced polymer closed sections and highlights gaps in knowledge and areas of potential further research.

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    Alfred Kofi Gand, Tak-Ming Chan & James Toby Mottram

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Gand, A.K., Chan, TM. & Mottram, J.T. Civil and structural engineering applications, recent trends, research and developments on pultruded fiber reinforced polymer closed sections: a review. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng. 7, 227–244 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-013-0216-8

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