Abstract: A method of producing an assembly for use in a structural element of a fiber-reinforced material includes providing a core element including an inner core and a circumferential cover, the core element having an end part; producing a subassembly by receiving and centering the end part of the core element into a conforming end recess of a bolt fixture; fixing the bolt fixture to the end part of the core element in the subassembly by circumferentially covering the subassembly with a casing formed of cured fiber-reinforced resin; and machining the subassembly circumferentially covered within the casing.

Abstract: A method of producing an assembly for use in a structural element of a fibre-reinforced material includes providing a core element including an inner core and a circumferential cover, the core element having an end part; producing a subassembly by receiving and centering the end part of the core element into a conforming end recess of a bolt fixture; fixing the bolt fixture to the end part of the core element in the subassembly by circumferentially covering the subassembly with a casing formed of cured fibre-reinforced resin; and machining the subassembly circumferentially covered within the casing.

Abstract: A building element includes a glass panel defining an outer circumferential rim including at least two rectilinear segments, a first one of which defines a first length and a second one of which defines a second length. The glass panel is made of hardened glass and has a specific coefficient of thermal expansion. The building element further includes a first pultruded element having a length corresponding to the first length, and a second pultruded element having a length corresponding to the second length. The first and second pultruded elements are adhered in a high strength integral adhesion to the hardened glass panel along the first and second rectilinear segments, respectively, and the pultruded elements have a content of reinforcing fibers for providing a coefficient of thermal expansion of the pultruded elements substantially corresponding to the specific coefficient of thermal expansion.

Abstract: A building element includes a glass panel defining an outer circumferential rim including at least two rectilinear segments, a first one of which defines a first length and a second one of which defines a second length. The glass panel is made of hardened glass and has a specific coefficient of thermal expansion. The building element further includes a first pultruded element having a length corresponding to the first length, and a second pultruded element having a length corresponding to the second length. The first and second pultruded elements are adhered in a high strength integral adhesion to the hardened glass panel along the first and second rectilinear segments, respectively, and the pultruded elements have a content of reinforcing fibers for providing a coefficient of thermal expansion of the pultruded elements substantially corresponding to the specific coefficient of thermal expansion.

Abstract: A building element includes a glass panel defining an outer circumferential rim including at least two rectilinear segments, a first one of which defines a first length and a second one of which defines a second length. The glass panel is made of hardened glass and has a specific coefficient of thermal expansion. The building element further includes a first pultruded element having a length corresponding to the first length, and a second pultruded element having a length corresponding to the second length. The first and second pultruded elements are adhered in a high strength integral adhesion to the hardened glass panel along the first and second rectilinear segments, respectively, and the pultruded elements have a content of reinforcing fibers for providing a coefficient of thermal expansion of the pultruded elements substantially corresponding to the specific coefficient of thermal expansion.

Abstract: A building element includes a glass panel defining an outer circumferential rim including at least two rectilinear segments, a first one of which defines a first length and a second one of which defines a second length. The glass panel is made of hardened glass and has a specific coefficient of thermal expansion. The building element further includes a first pultruded element having a length corresponding to the first length, and a second pultruded element having a length corresponding to the second length. The first and second pultruded elements are adhered in a high strength integral adhesion to the hardened glass panel along the first and second rectilinear segments, respectively, and the pultruded elements have a content of reinforcing fibers for providing a coefficient of thermal expansion of the pultruded elements substantially corresponding to the specific coefficient of thermal expansion.

Abstract: A window element includes an outer window pane defining first and second sets of parallel sides; an inner window pane defining an inner window face; first and second sets of pultruded elements extending along the first and second sets of parallel sides, respectively and connecting the outer and inner panes in a window structure; a window frame of profiled pultruded elements surrounding the window structure; first and second co-operating hinged parts, the first part adhered to the window structure at a first edge parallel with one of the sides of the first set of sides, the second part provided by one of the profiled pultruded elements; and closure elements adhered to the inner window face at a second edge parallel with another side of the first set of sides and co-operating with recesses in an adjacent profiled pultruded element for arresting the window structure in a closed state.

Abstract: For preventing or reducing temperature gradient caused bending of a structural element made of a material capable of withstanding heating to a specific temperature for an extended period of time, when heating the element to the specific temperature, the structural element is connected to an adjacent supporting structural element through a high temperature resistant supporting body. The structural element, providing the high temperature resistant supporting body is provided as a pultruded profiled body including a solidified high temperature resistant resin and reinforcing fibers at least a part of which are constituted by fibers exhibiting high strength and high stiffness at a low temperature and a reduced strength and a reduced stiffness when exposed to and possibly deteriorated at the specific temperature. The structural element is fixated relative to its supporting structure by means of the pultruded body.

Abstract: A method of producing a fibre reinforced structural element including a plurality of fittings for the fixation of the element to another structural element, includes the steps of: (i) providing a core element of fibre reinforcement material having an end part; (ii) mounting a fitting on the end part to produce a subassembly; (iii) fixating the fitting to the end part in a pultrusion process that includes covering the subassembly in fibre-reinforced resin that is then cured; (iv) machining the subassembly to provide a fitting assembly including the core element and the fitting; (v) repeating steps i-iv for producing a plurality of fitting assemblies; (vi) positioning the plurality of assemblies according to the position of the plurality of fittings; and (vii) producing the structural element including the plurality of fittings constituted by the plurality of assemblies in an extrusion, pultrusion, or fibre reinforcing production technique.

Abstract: A method of selecting and delivering an element for a load-bearing structure includes providing load requirements and dimensions of the structure; addressing a computer to select an element from a computer database; defining specific dimensions thereof corresponding to the dimensions of the structure; and addressing the computer to calculate the specific load capability of the selected element for comparison with the load requirements of the structure. A positive validation response is forwarded if the load requirements are fulfilled. If not, a negative validation response is forwarded, and an alternative element is selected from the database, and the load capability thereof is calculated for comparison with the load requirements of the structure for fulfilment of the load requirements. Data identifying the alternative element along with the negative validation response is forwarded to the computer. The validation response produces a delivery order for the selected element or the alternative element.