- 2069 Poush · 2.5 marks
Technical applications of fiber reinforced plastics
Short answer
FRP composites: aircraft and automotive panels, boat hulls, construction rebar, printed circuit boards, wind turbine blades, and sports equipment like bicycle frames.
Give the technical applications of fiber reinforced plastics.
- Aerospace and defence: aircraft wings, fuselage panels, helicopter blades, rocket casings, body armour and helmets (aramid).
- Automobile: body panels, bumpers, leaf springs, racing car chassis.
- Construction and civil: reinforcing bars, strengthening of bridges and columns, roofing sheets, water tanks, pipes, chemical plant ducts.
- Marine: boat hulls and decks.
- Electrical and electronics: printed circuit boards (glass-epoxy), insulators, antenna covers.
- Sports and energy: tennis rackets, bicycle frames, golf shafts, wind turbine blades.
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