Patent ID: 6309732
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B32B,E01D,E04C,Y10T

Abstract:
A modular fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite structural panel component, comprising:a plurality of cells adjacently and integrally connected forming a top side, a bottom side, a first edge side and a second edge side, each said cell having an internal space and a shape, wherein said shape is a hexagon being of triangular shape having chopped off corners, resulting in each said cell having three long sides and three short sides, each of said long sides intersecting two of said short sides at an obtuse angle;a means for integrating said top side with one said long side and two said short sides of at least one said cell; anda means for integrating said bottom side with one said long side and two said short sides of at least one said cell;wherein adjacent said cells are inverted, resulting in said first edge side and said second edge side providing a means for joining two said structural panel components and having an extensive bonding surface,wherein said cells are comprised of a plurality of layers of multi-axial fiber reinforced fabric adhered together by a resin matrix said layers of fabric being continuous throughout the shape of each said cell of the FRP composite structural panel component,wherein said top side, said bottom side, said first edge side and said second edge side are integrated into the modular FRP composite structural panel component.