International Scientific Journals
of Scientific Technical Union of Mechanical Engineering "Industry 4.0"

The structural weight reduction is the most visible effect of composite application, but it’s primarily important for aircraft or spacecraft only. In engineering branches the major effect of fiber reinforcement plastics (FRP) application is the ability to solve some fundamental technical challenge, for example: simplifying design of construction, the overall dimensions reducing of the elastic element, non-fragile, etc. In this paper the methodological approach to FRP application considered. Some examples of engineering design for vehicle load-bearing FRP element are presented.

The new and modified method of experimental determination of the vessel weight and the coordinates of its center of gravity without launching using inflatable elastic containers are shown in this article.