A box beam made of fiber glass reinforced vinyl ester was subjected to static loading over a period of three months. Four point bending was used. Three different loads were examined, each load was applied for a period of one month. Displacement at the center of the beam and strain gage values were recorded. The results show that creep is significant during the first month of initial loading. During the subsequent two months, even though the loads were larger which resulted in larger elastic strains, creep rates are smaller. A design exercise is carried out to demonstrate the feasibility in using fiber reinforced composites for making structural elements for building applications.
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