Long-term deterioration of GFRP in water and moist environment

Journal of Composites for Construction

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-27

  Nishizaki, Itaru ^a   Meiarashi, Seishi ^a  

^a PUBLIC WORKS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Durability; Fiber reinforced materials; Glass fiber; Humidity; Moisture; Polymers

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BENDING STRENGTH; DETERIORATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DURABILITY; ESTERS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; GLASS FIBERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOISTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERS; RESINS; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

BENDING TESTS; FIBER CONTENT RATIO; IMMERSION EXPOSURE CONDITIONS; WEIGHT CHANGE;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0012492215     PISSN: 10900268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0268(2002)6:1(21)     Document Type: Article

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