Low-temperature and freeze-thaw durability of thick composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 371-379

  Dutta, Piyush K ^a   Hui, David ^b  

^a Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b UNO College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold regions; Composites; Durability; Fiber reinforced plastics; Freeze thaw; Low temperature; Polymer composites; Thermal cycling

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; CURING; DURABILITY; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MECHANICAL TESTING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DAMAGE INDUCED STRESSES; FLEXURE TEST; FREEZE THAW; LOW TEMPERATURE; THERMAL COEFFICIENT MISMATCH; THERMAL CYCLE RESPONSE;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0029716598     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1359-8368(96)00007-8     Document Type: Article

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