Seawater immersion ageing of glass-fibre reinforced polymer laminates for marine applications

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1259-1265

  Gellert, E P ^a   Turley, D M ^a  

^a AERO AND MAR RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibres; B. Mechanical properties; B. Strength; Marine composite

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141928916     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(99)00037-8     Document Type: Article

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