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applications. For chopped-glass-reinforced parts, the Crystic 2.8500PA
orthophthalic back-up resin is also
used.
At Stormking, there is a strong
emphasis on continually improving
product quality and manufacturing methods. The company values
Scott Bader as a reliable supplier of
consistently high quality gelcoats and
resins, which also provides valuable
technical support to help the research
team select the best GRP production
methods and optimise productivity
to remain cost competitive without
compromising quality. In addition to
spray moulding, Stormking also uses
vacuum-assisted resin transfer moulding (VARTM) in one of its factories.
House front door GRP portico, pilasters and GRP
dormer window roof moulded with grey and
white spray gelcoat

such as those made by Stormking
have gained NHBC (National HouseBuilding Council) and BBA (British
Board of Agreement) approvals. The
use of GRP parts is now well accepted
and acknowledged by architects, local
authorities, specifiers and leading UK
developers of residential buildings as
a cost-effective alternative to traditional building materials such as stone,
slate, concrete and timber. Lower
overall material and construction
costs, due to faster installation being
possible as GRP finished sections
such as a bay roofs only require fixing
in place on site, have contributed to
the continued growth in the use of
fibreglass in house building, both
internally and externally. n

NHBC and BBA approvals

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Gelcoated fibreglass finished parts

Advanced fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP)
composites for structural applications

This book is written for structural
engineers and professionals in the
building & construction sector who
need to understand the behaviour of
FRP materials. It covers all the aspects
from raw materials, fabrication, testing and quality, to applications and
even ageing. So, readers who are not
fully familiar with polymer composites can see the industry and technology as a whole. While resins and
processes for polymer composites are

(FRP) composites for structural applications (ISBN 978 0 85709 418 6) is
published by Woodhead Publishing
Limited and retails at £225.00/
US$385.00/ €270.00. n

Applications in the building &
construction sector are numerous
The editor - Dr Jiping Bai, reader at
the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South
Wales, UK - has chosen to focus on
really demanding structural applications such as strengthening of structures exposed to seismic events and
structural repair after earthquakes,
fibre-reinforced concrete, bridge
construction or rehabilitation, pipes
and tanks for oil and gas applications,
and sustainable energy production.
Advanced fibre-reinforced polymer
No85 November - December 2013 /

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Feature Construction

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omposites have become essential materials for building new
structures and repairing existing
infrastructure. This book provides an
overview of different advanced FRP
composites and their use in a variety
of application areas.

clearly described, the anisotropic character of composites is not discussed
in detail as building & construction
engineers are already aware of this
topic - steel-reinforced concrete is
already a composite.

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