IACMI led the collaboration among the University of Tennessee, Highland Composites, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory collaborated to create a pavilion at an Oak Ridge, Tenn. park to showcase the innovation of the region. The team, with more than 25 UT students, made carbon fiber braided beams giving students hands-on experience with composites materials and processes while creating a place in the community to gather.
Seventeen beams were made by a sandwich design with a foam core. The beams were made of low and high-density foam with a steel plate embedded for post-assembly to the superstructure cantilever. The beams were then over-braided with triaxial architecture carbon fibers, chosen for its lightweight, stiff, and enduring properties. The carbon fiber beam pavilion was unveiled at a ribbon cutting for the park and serve as a prominent feature in the Oak Ridge Friendship Bell Park.
18 сен 2024
