Weathering Effects on the Fracture Properties of Polyvinyl Chloride Pipes

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 44-49

  Ragab, A R ^a   Alawi, H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fracture of PVC pipe; J integral; Natural weathering of PVC; Parallel plate test; Polyvinyl chloride

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042235420     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jte12390j     Document Type: Article

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