ID 1262

 

An Alternative Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pole Design

 

 

Gustavo Abreu Birchal, Estevam Barbosa Las Casas,

Structural Engineering Department,

Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Carlos Alberto Cimini Jr.,

Mechanical Engineering Department,

Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Stephen W. Tsai

Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

 

Keywords: poles, composites, semi-monocoque structures, cost effective design