Influence of aggressive exposure conditions on the behaviour of adhesive bonded concrete-GFRP joints

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 427-446

  Mukhopadhyaya, P ^a   Swamy, R N ^a   Lynsdale, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concrete GFRP joints; Durability; Plate bonding

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; DURABILITY; EPOXY RESINS; GLASS FIBERS; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AGGRESSIVE EXPOSURE CONDITIONS;

ADHESIVE JOINTS;

EID: 0032318506     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-0618(98)00030-0     Document Type: Article

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