Behavior of Hybrid CFRP Laminated Thin-Walled Beams: Experimental, Numerical, and Analytical Evaluations

The aim of this paper is to assess the structural behavior of hybrid thin-walled beams which were fabricated using laminated carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP). Seven hybrid (CFRP) I-beams were fabricated, instrumented, then have been tested under monotonic four-point loading in order to evaluate their behavior up to failure. In constructing the I-beam specimens which were evaluated in this study, plywood core was implemented on both the web...