Design recommendations and comparative study of FRP and steel guyed towers

The aim of this paper is to explore the potential use of advanced composite materials as an alternative material to conventional steel to design and fabricate a lightweight fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) guyed towers. Both theoretical and experimental testing are involved. The paper offers recommend...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sami Alshurafa, Dimos Polyzois
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215098618300569