Structural performance of glass/vinylester composites at elevated temperatures

SAMPE Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 53-58

  Sorathia, Usman ^a   Dapp, Timothy ^a  

^a NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; THERMOANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

CHEMICAL BREAKDOWN; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS (DMTA); GLASS REINFORCED VINYLESTER COMPOSITES; LOAD BEARING STRUCTURES; THERMAL DAMAGE;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031191143     PISSN: 00911062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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