Publication: A study on fibre reinforced plastics for boat building applications
Date
2013
Authors
Nirshan Rajalingam
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The aim of this project is to study the boat building process with fibre reinforced plastics (FRP). The hand lay-up process was studied and applied by making sandwich structures samples with various cores (Divinycell Matrix 10-8, Divinycell H100PFC, honeycomb and plywood). Cores of these systems, which are used widely in the boat building sector, are chosen by considering their advantages such as availability in the local market and low cost. The comparison is made between the hand lay-up process and infusion process which is widely used in big scale boat production. The infusion process showed that it is the most ideal technique to be used in the boat building applications. From previous research that had been made it was found that the foam cores are the best to be used as it meets the requirements in the boat building industry.
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TA455.P55 N57 2013
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Fiber reinforced plastics