LAMINATE REINFORCED BEAM WITH TAPERED POLYMER LAYER

摘要

A laminate reinforced beam assembly (10) includes a beam (12) having a channel shape defined by spaced side walls. The beam has a contact location where it would be subjected to a point load force (F). A reinforcement layer (32) is provided on each of the side walls. The reinforcement layer is made of a polymer which forms a structural foam in its cured condition and which has a shape wherein its side edges taper toward each other in a direction away from the contact location.