FRP profile design manual
A printable engineering reference for F1 pultruded structural profiles, generated from the same data as the website: laminate values, design basis, section properties of every catalog size and allowable-load tables. Free PDF, no login.
Contents 9 sections
| No. | Section | Page | Online |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | F1 Composite and the F1-STRUX rangeThe F1-STRUX standard range: 114 catalog sizes in 8 section families, declared to EN 13706 grade E23. | 4 | PDF only |
| 02 | Material: the E23 laminate and resin systemsThe laminate values F1 publishes beside the EN 13706 grade minimums, the laminate build-up and the resin systems the same dies run. | 7 | Technical data |
| 03 | Design basisThe resistance model, factors and load cases behind every table: ASCE/SEI 74-23 resistance factors, time-effect and environment factors, CEN/TS 19101 and GB 50608 screening. | 12 | Calculator methodology |
| 04 | Section tablesAll 114 catalog sizes with published mass per meter and the section properties of the nominal section, computed by the same engine as the per-size datasheets. | 20 | Datasheets |
| 05 | Allowable load tablesMaximum uniform service load in kN/m for every published I-beam, channel, square, rectangular and round tube over simple spans of 1 to 6 m, with the governing check. | 27 | Span tables |
| 06 | Applications and systemsWhich profile family carries which job, condensed application guides, and the handrail and ladder systems with the load cases they are checked against. | 31 | Applications |
| 07 | Durability: chemical, fire, weathering and temperatureHow each durability property is stated by resin formulation, what evidence exists today and what a specification has to ask for. | 39 | PDF only |
| 08 | Fabrication, installation and maintenanceCutting, drilling and assembly from the approved drawing: tooling, support, datums, tolerances, edge treatment and inspection. | 42 | Machining guide |
| 09 | Ordering, documents and contactWhat a quotation needs, what F1 confirms in it, the documents that exist for the profile range and how to reach the engineering team. | 44 | Downloads |
Same data as the website
The manual is built from the data files the website renders, so a value in the PDF is the value on the matching page: the section properties are the per-size datasheets, the load tables are the span tables (also available as a CSV), and the laminate values are on the technical data page.
Use the PDF for a submittal or an offline reference; use the profile calculator when the span, load case, design code or environment differs from the tables. Dimensioned DXF drawings of the catalog sections are in the CAD library.
Revision B
DOC-PF-2026-EN Rev. B, October 2026, replaces Rev. A, April 2026 (withdrawn September 2026). Rev. A described a laminate, a service life and fire and chemical data that F1 Composite does not publish; links to the old file redirect to this edition.
Rev. B prints the isophthalic polyester E23 laminate of every F1 datasheet, all 114 catalog sizes with published masses, allowable loads to the published design basis (ASCE/SEI 74-23 resistance factors, L/250 with shear deflection), and fire and chemical performance stated by resin formulation with its evidence status.
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