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TRUGRID ® Corrosion Resistant FRP

Handrails, Caged Ladder & Structural

Technology Partner for BPC:

Hexagon Composite Sdn. Bhd.

CONTENTS
Pages
Company Introduction 1

Product Benefits & Applications 2

Physical Properties 3

Technical Data
TRUGRID® FRP Handrail 4-6

TRUGRID® FRP Caged Ladder 7-9

TRUGRID® FRP Structural 10-20

 Company Profile

BORNEO POLYMER COMPOSITES SDN. BHD. (BPC) is a local

Sabahan Bumiputera manufacturing company specializing in designing,
developing and fabricating FRP pultruded advanced composite materials
specifically for the Oil & Gas Exploration and Processing, Chemical and
Petrochemical industries.

Name of Company : Borneo Polymer Composites Sdn. Bhd.

Registration No. : 603946-D
Business Address : Lot 34-9, Industrial Zone 4 (IZ 4),
Jalan 1E, KKIP Selatan,
88460 Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park,
Malaysia
Telephone No : + 60-88-490206 / 490207
Facsimile No : + 60-88-490208
Email Address : inquiry@bpcomposites.com.my
Paid-up Capital : RM1,500,000
Manufacturing Plant : Lot 34-9, Industrial Zone 4 (IZ 4),
Jalan 1E, KKIP Selatan,
88460 Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park.
Date of Incorporation : January 2003


 Benefits & Qualities
Power Plants
a) Corrosion Resistance
- Stands up to harsh environment
Industrial
b) Non-Conductive
- Greatly reduces the risk of weather related incidents and shock hazard
Oil and Gas

c) High Strength
- Strength to weight ratios that surpass equivalent steel products
Mining

d) Low Maintenance
- Does not require a periodic maintenance program
Offshore

e) Low Deformation
- Returns to original position without any permanent deflection or distortion with allowable
loads. Building Construction

f) Lightweight
- Extremely lightweight compared to its metal counter parts Marine

g) Fire Retardant
- In accordance with ASTM-E84 Radar

h) UV Inhibited
- Contains an ultra violet inhibiting additive in resin and a protective veil Electrical

i) Handrail Easily Fabricated in the field

- Use normal metal or wood working tools Pulp and Paper

j) Low Thermal Conductivity

- Will not transfer heat or cold like metal products Transportation

k) Cost Effective
- Extremely long life compared to metal counter parts Recreation

l) Non-Skid Surface
- Epoxy surface encapsulating grit or glass beads EMI/RFI Testing

m) Non-interfering
- Transparent to radio waves Pollution Control

Chemical

Plating

Metal Finishing

Water Treatment


 Typical Physical Properties Of Pultruded Components

Property ASTM TEST Units Polyester Vinyl Ester

Mechanical
Tensile Stress D638 psi 30,000 30,000
Tensile Modulus D638 psi x 106 2.5 2.6
Compressive Stress, Axial D695 psi 30,000 30,000
Flexural Stress D790 psi 30,000 30,000
Flexural Modulus D790 psi x 106 1.6 1.6
Notched Izod Impact D256 ft-lbs/in 24 25
Short Beam Shear D3914 psi 4,500 4,500
Physical
Barcol Hardness - - 45 45
24 Hr Water Absorption D570 % max 0.5 0.5
Density D792 lbs/in3 0.060~0.070 0.060~0.070
Coefficient of Thermal D696 10 in/in/°F
-6 4 4

Electrical
Arc Resistance D495 seconds 110 110
Dielectric Strength D149 KV/in 35 35


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TRUGRID® FRP Handrail

Technology Partner for BPC:

Hexagon Composite Sdn. Bhd.

TRUGRID® FRP Handrail - Product Specification

Above handrail set consists of 2 horizontal rails, 2 vertical posts,

1 kick plate & 2 fixed foot bracket
Standart height of the handrail is 1016mm

Above handrail set consists of 2 horizontal rails, 3 vertical posts,

1 kick plate & 3 fixed/removable foot bracket

Note:
DETAIL ‘A’ DETAIL ‘B’ 1.All joint be sealed with epoxy
2.All cut edges to be resin sealed.


 TRUGRID® FRP Handrail - Installation

Male Base without Bracket (G.I.)

1½” Handrail post

2”x 2”x ¼”
FRP square tube

Welding

1½”x 1½” OD Site support structural

G.I. Hollow section can be in I-beams, C-
Channels or tubular

Female Base without Bracket (G.I.)

2” Handrail post
2”x 2”x ¼”
FRP square tube

Welding

Site support structural

can be I-beams, C-
1½”x 1½” OD channels or tubular
G.I. Hollow section

Female Base with Floor Fixed/Removable Male Base with

Mounting Bracket (G.I.) Floor Mounting Bracket (FRP)

2”


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TRUGRID® FRP Caged Ladder

Technology Partner for BPC:

Hexagon Composite Sdn. Bhd.

TRUGRID® FRP Caged Ladder - Product Specification
700

700 350 350

45°
50
R3

700

400
30°
1200

45°
PLAN
TOP TANK LEVEL

700
200
350 350

45°
50
R3

400
1150 MAX.

45°
SECTIONAL VIEW

40 x 6 thk
VERTICAL BARS

50 x 6 thk HOOPS
1800 MAX.

25 FRP SOLID ROD.

2200 MAX.

50 x 50 x 6 thk
FRP SQUARE TUBE
100

M10 BOLT & NUT

300
(typ)

450

Notes :
1. All Joints to be sealed with resin.
2. Each rungs to receive 1 FRP pin thru side rails.
3. All rungs to have non skid coating on top.
4. All cut edges to be resing sealed.
5. All fastener to be SS 304 or SS 316


TRUGRID® FRP Caged Ladder - Product Specification
457

306 MAX
229 MIN

MIN
152 76
1219 MAX

1829 MAX

152
1829

300
CAGE OMITTED
FOR CLARITY 800
915

76 MIN
BOTTOM HOOP
457

305
102 LARGER
FLOOR

Method of wall mounting as follows

A.to concrete use cinch anchor
B.To fiberglass tanks epoxy and rivet

Std Ladder & Cage Wet Well Ladder

Notes
1067

1.All joints be epoxied

2.Each rung to receive 1 rivet on each end thru

610

back of side rails.

3.All rungs to have resin sealed.

1829

4.All cut edges to be resin seated.

5.Cages also available in side exit.

6.Ladder return to handrail or exit level also

available
1829

7.Wider exits also available.

508
Tank Platform Ladder Combination

Installations
• FRP fixed caged installed on platform or tank by using the fastener
• 4”x 4” FRP angel bar is laminated with tank would be used to fastened the flat bar from the caged ladder. The
fasteners included M10 x 75 mm hexagon lead bolt and nut in SS316 or SS304


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TRUGRID® FRP Structural

Technology Partner for BPC:

Hexagon Composite Sdn. Bhd.

 TRUGRID® FRP Structural -
Symbols for Elements of sections

A Cross-sectional area (in2)

Aw Cross-sectional area of web or webs (in2)

D Outside diameter pf round tube (in)

Diameter of round tube (in)
Diameter of round hole in square tube (in)

I Moment of inertia (in4)

J Torsional constant (in4)

R Radius (in)

Rf Flange toe radius (in)

Ri Radius of inside corner (in)

R o Radius of outside corner (in)

S Section modulus (in3)

Sb Section modulus from the bottom of an unsymmetrical section (in3)

St Section modulus from the top of an unsymmetrical section (in3)

Wt Weight of section (lbs)

b Width of section (in)

Outside dimension of square tube or bar (in)

bf Width of flange (in)

b1 Width between flange section in strut (in)

Top Width of hat section (in)

d Full depth of section (in)

d1 Outer depth of shape in F section (in)

r Radius of gyration (in)

s Spacing between back to back channels or angles (in)

t Thickness of section (in)

Wall thickness of tubes (in)

tb Thickness of width dimension (in)

td Thickness of depth dimension (in)

t f Thickness of flange (in)

tw Thickness of web (in)

x Distance from the outside of the web to the minor (Y-Y) axis of a channel section or other similar
unsymmetrical sections (in)

y Distance from neutral X-X axis to the outer-most fibers of a cross section (in)
Distance from the back of the flange to the major (X-X) axis of a tee section or other similar
unsymmetrical sections (in)

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 TRUGRID® FRP Structural - Product Specification
bf
Y tf Product Specifications
Product : Pultruded FRP C-Channels
Material : 1. Isophathalic Polyester
2. Isophathalic Polyester
tw (Fire Retardant)
3. Vinyl Ester
Length : Standard 20 Feet
d X X

Ri

Ro X
Y

Mechanical Strengh Data (Longitudinal)

Tensile Strength 30,000 PSI
Tensile Modulus 2.5 x 106 PSI
Flexural Strength 30,000 PSI
Flexural Modulus 1.6 x 106 PSI
Impact Strength 25 ft-lb / in
Dielectric Strength 35 KV / in
Physical Data
Barcol Hardness 45
24 Hrs. Water Absorption 0.6% Max

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TRUGRID® FRP Structural - Product Specification

bf
Product Specifications
Y
Product : Pultruded FRP I-Beams
Material : 1. Isophathalic Polyester
2. Isophathalic Polyester
tw (Fire Retardant)
3. Vinyl Ester
Length : Standard 20 Feet
d
X X

tf Rf

Mechanical Strenghth Data (Longitudinal)

Tensile Strength 30,000 PSI
Tensile Modulus 2.5 x 106 PSI
Flexural Strength 30,000 PSI
Flexural Modulus 1.6 x 106 PSI
Impact Strength 25 ft-lb / in
Dielectric Strength 35 KV / in
Physical Data
Barcol Hardness 45
24 Hrs. Water Absorption 0.6% Max

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TRUGRID® FRP Structural - Product Specification

b Product Specifications
Y
Product : Pultruded FRP Square Tubes
Material : 1. Isophathalic Polyester
2. Isophathalic Polyester
(Fire Retardant)
Ri 3. Vinyl Ester
Length : Standard 20 Feet

X X b
t

Ro Y

Mechanical Strenghth Data (Longitudinal)

Tensile Strength 30,000 PSI
Tensile Modulus 2.5 x 106 PSI
Flexural Strength 30,000 PSI
Flexural Modulus 1.6 x 106 PSI
Impact Strength 25 ft-lb / in
Dielectric Strength 35 KV / in
Physical Data
Barcol Hardness 45
24 Hrs. Water Absorption 0.6% Max

Dimensions
NOM.
b t A Wt/ft Ri Ro
in in in2 lbs in in
2 1/8 0.93 0.69 3/64 1/8
2 1/4 1.74 1.32 3/64 1/8
3 1/4 2.74 2.23 1/32 3/16
4 1/4 3.75 2.85 1/11 3/19

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TRUGRID® FRP Structural - Product Specification

Product Specifications
b
Product : Pultruded FRP Flat Bars
Material : 1. Isophathalic Polyester
2. Isophathalic Polyester
t (Fire Retardant)
3. Vinyl Ester
Length : Standard 20 Feet

Mechanical Strength Data (Longitudinal)

Tensile Strength 30,000 PSI
Tensile Modulus 2.5 x 106 PSI
Flexural Strength 30,000 PSI
Flexural Modulus 1.6 x 106 PSI
Impact Strength 25 ft-lb / in
Dielectric Strength 35 KV / in
Physical Data
Barcol Hardness 45
24 Hrs. Water Absorption 0.6% Max

Section Properties
Dimensions AXIS X-X AXIS Y-Y
NOM. b l s r l s r
b t A Wt/ft R

in in in2 lbs in in in4 in3 in in4 in3 in

3 0.5 1.5 1.19 5/128 3 0.0313 0.1250 0.1443 1.1250 0.7500 0.8660

4 0.5 2.0 1.59 5/128 4 0.0417 0.1667 0.1443 2.6667 1.3333 1.1547

5 0.5 2.5 1.99 5/128 5 0.0521 0.2083 0.1443 5.2080 2.0830 1.4434

6 0.5 3.0 2.39 5/128 6 0.0625 0.2500 0.1443 9.0000 3.0000 1.7321

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 TRUGRID® FRP Structural - Product Specification
45º
Product Specifications
Z X
Product : Pultruded FRP Angles
Material : 1. Isophathalic Polyester
Y 2. Isophathalic Polyester
(Fire Retardant)
3. Vinyl Ester
Length : Standard 20 Feet
b
Ri = 3/32”
X X
Y
t

b
Ro = 5/32” Y Z

Mechanical Strength Data (Longitudinal)

Tensile Strength 30,000 PSI
Tensile Modulus 2.5 x 106 PSI
Flexural Strength 30,000 PSI
Flexural Modulus 1.6 x 106 PSI
Impact Strength 25 ft-lb / in
Dielectric Strength 35 KV / in
Physical Data
Barcol Hardness 45
24 Hrs. Water Absorption 0.6% Max

Section Properties
Dimensions AXIS X-X or Y-Y AXIS Z-Z
NOM.
b t A Wt/ft b t l s r X or Y l r

in in in2 lbs in in in4 in3 in in in4 in

1-1/2 1/4 0.67 0.52 1-1/2 1/4 0.13 0.13 0.44 0.46 0.06 0.29

2 1/4 0.92 0.77 2 1/4 0.34 0.24 0.60 0.58 0.14 0.39

3 1/4 1.42 1.09 3 1/4 1.18 0.54 0.91 0.82 0.49 0.58

4 1/4 1.92 1.53 4 1/4 2.94 1.00 1.23 1.07 1.21 0.79

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 TRUGRID® FRP Structural - Product Specification

Product Specifications
Product : Pultruded FRP Round Tube
Material : 1. Isophathalic Polyester
t D 2. Isophathalic Polyester
(Fire Retardant)
3. Vinyl Ester
Length : Standard 20 Feet

Mechanical Strength Data (Longitudinal)

Tensile Strength 30,000 PSI
Tensile Modulus 2.5 x 106 PSI
Flexural Strength 30,000 PSI
Flexural Modulus 1.6 x 106 PSI
Impact Strength 25 ft-lb / in
Dielectric Strength 35 KV / in
Physical Data
Barcol Hardness 45
24 Hrs. Water Absorption 0.6% Max

Dimension Section Properties

NOM.
b t A Wt/ft D t I S r

in in in2 lbs in in in4 in3 in

1 1/8 0.34 0.25 1 1/8 0.034 0.07 0.31

1-½ 1/8 0.54 0.45 1-½ 1/8 0.13 0.17 0.49

3 5/32 1.39 1.07 3 5/32 1.42 0.94 1.01

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TRUGRID® FRP Structural - Product Specification

Product Specifications
Product : Pultruded FRP Solid Rod
Material : 1. Isophathalic Polyester
D 2. Isophathalic Polyester
(Fire Retardant)
3. Vinyl Ester
Length : Standard 20 Feet

Mechanical Strength Data (Longitudinal)

Tensile Strength 100,000 PSI
Tensile Modulus 6.0 x 106 PSI
Flexural Strength 100,000 PSI
Flexural Modulus 6.0 x 106 PSI
Impact Strength 37 ft-lb / in
Dielectric Strength 35 KV / in
Physical Data
Barcol Hardness 45
24 Hrs. Water Absorption 0.6% Max

Dimensions Section Properties

NOM.
D A Wt/ft D I S r
in in2 lbs. in in4 in3 in

¼ 0.05 0.04 ¼ < 0.001 0.002 0.063

3/8 0.11 0.10 3/8 0.001 0.005 0.094

½ 0.20 0.17 ½ 0.003 0.012 0.125

1 0.79 0.69 1 0.049 0.098 0.250

1-½ 1.77 1.52 1-½ 0.248 0.331 0.375

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TRUGRID® FRP Structural - Product Specification

Product Specifications
Product : Pultruded Decking System
Material : 1. Isophathalic Polyester
2. Isophathalic Polyester
(Fire Retardant)
3. Vinyl Ester
Length : Standard 20 Feet

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TRUGRID® FRP Structural - Product Specification
W

Product Specifications
Product : Pultruded Decking System
Material : 1. Isophathalic Polyester
2. Isophathalic Polyester
(Fire Retardant)
3. Vinyl Ester
Length : Standard 20 Feet

Mechanical Strength Data (Longitudinal)

Tensile Strength 30,000 PSI
Tensile Modulus 2.6 x 106 PSI
Flexural Strength 30,000 PSI
Flexural Modulus 1.0 x 106 PSI
Impact Strength 25 ft-lb / in
Dielectric Strength 35 KV / in
Physical Data
Barcol Hardness 45
24 Hrs. Water Absorption 0.6% Max

Section Properties
Dimension AXIS X-X AXIS Y-Y
NOM.
W D Wt/ft l s r l s r

in in lbs in4 in3 in in4 in3 in

8 2 3.6 2.73 2.39 0.76 30.03 7.51 2.50

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Lot 34-9, Industrial Zone 4 (IZ 4), Jalan 1E, KKIP Selatan,
Tel: +6088-490206 / 490207 Fax:+ +6088-490208

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