The evaluation of paint performance for exterior applications in Singapore's tropical environment

Building and Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 477-486

  Roy, Salil K ^a   Thye, Lee Beng ^a   Northwood, Derek O ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMULSIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FACADES; PERFORMANCE; TROPICAL BUILDINGS; WEATHERING;

EXTERIOR APPLICATIONS; PAINT PERFORMANCE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

PAINT;

EID: 0030247376     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-1323(96)00009-1     Document Type: Article

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