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  1. SandEngXp

    Is fiberglass used to build houses or walls at least?

    very little to my knowledge for residential housing. Not that many have not tried. ACMA has an Architectural Design guide of sorts that would be a good place to start. Commercial and Industrial are a different story. Many structures and facade panels have been built thru the years. Fire...
  2. SandEngXp

    Prepreg bending stiffness

    i agree with Berkshire. I have tried this with foam core materials as well. normally very small tension strain but large compression strain. one thing if trying to fit a metal modelling program is count on NO stretch, only compression via fiber distortion. fiber distortion will be a function...
  3. SandEngXp

    How to install hardpoints to honeycomb core panels?

    Make you panels with medium density foam inserts and edge fill. This is lighter and requires less labor but requires some planning. Chris
  4. SandEngXp

    Pinholes in surface after resin infusion

    A little different tack. I suspect that the bubbles you are experiencing are caused during resin exotherm. Temperature increases and flashes volatiles or dissolved air in the resin. starting point will always be an inclusion or fiber tip. It will be worse in areas of thicker laminate...

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