Durability of aramid pretensioned elements in a marine environment

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 578-587

  Sen, Rajan ^a   Shahawy, Mohsen ^a   Rosas, Jose ^a   Sukumar, Satya ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aramid; Aramid fiber reinforced plastic (AFRP); ARAPREE; Bond; Durability; Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP); Kevlar; Piles; Prestressed

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); DURABILITY; EPOXY RESINS; PILES; PRESTRESSED MATERIALS; SEAWATER EFFECTS;

ARAMID FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032164535     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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