Case Study
Framework Stiffeners Show Innovation in Design and Composite Engineering
APPLIC ATION PROFILE APPLICATION PROFILE TECHNICAL DATA Product: Fiberglass Stiffeners Process: Pultrusion Materials: S-glass stitched fiber mat, rovings, custom vinyl ester resin Sizes: Elbow: 1.750" x 2.500" x .090" Arrow: 1.375" x 2.025" x various wall thicknesses Corner Joint: 1.75" x 3.25" x .090" square tube For: SI Division of Spectrum 39 User: U. S. Army NATICK Research Development & Engineering Center STRONGWELL Bristol Division 400 Commonwealth Avenue Bristol, VA 24201-3820 USA (276) 645-8000, FAX (276) 645-8132 www.strongwell.com 143 COMMUNICATIONS SHELTER FRAMEWORK Three highly complex pultruded profiles make up the framework for a composite communications shelter designed to be mounted on the U.S. Army’s High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The three shapes