Durability of isophthalic polyester composites used in civil engineering applications

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-182

  Dagher, H J ^a   Iqbal, A ^b   Bogner, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Maine Department of Transportation   (United States)

^c BP Amoco Chemical ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONCRETES; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DURABILITY; POLYESTERS;

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; ISOPHTHALIC POLYESTERS; STRENGTH-TO-WEIGHT RATIO; VINYL ESTERS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 1842629688     PISSN: 09673911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096739110401200302     Document Type: Article

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