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16th Annual Sampe Student Bridge Contest: Design Of A Wood Core Flax Fiber-Reinforced Composite I-Beam, Robert J. Wagner
16th Annual Sampe Student Bridge Contest: Design Of A Wood Core Flax Fiber-Reinforced Composite I-Beam, Robert J. Wagner
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The goal of this project was to demonstrate the applicability of natural composites in structural applications for objects with shorter intended life spans such as sports equipment. This was done by competing in the 16th Annual SAMPE Student Bridge Contest with a natural fiber, natural core composite I-beam in Long Beach, California on May 8th, 2013. The beam was to withstand 3,000 lbs under three-point-bending while maintaining a low weight. In order to compete, natural reinforcement fibers, natural core materials and a bonding matrix had to be identified; a beam within allowable contest dimensions had to be designed; and a …