Full-Scale Tests of the Bearing Capacity of a Composite I-Beam with a Solid Web of Pultruded Fiberglass Profiles (PFP)

The article considers the results of full-scale test of a composite I-beam with a solid web of pultruded fiberglass profiles to determine its bearing capacity, deflection, and stress-strain state. A new design solution of a composite I-beam with a solid web of pultruded fiberglass profiles with a 6-m span for floor slabs or covering of buildings and structures has been developed. The significance of a full-scale test lies in determination of the actual operation and the bearing capacity of a composite I-beam of pultruded fiberglass profiles with a three-point bend and the possibility of further implementation of this type of beams in constructions.