Bio-based composite roof structure: Manufacturing and processing issues

Composite Structures

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 379-388

  Dweib, M A ^a   Hu, B ^b   Shenton III, H W ^b   Wool, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Green structural composites; Recycled fiber; Soybean

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BIOMATERIALS; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; NATURAL FIBERS; PROCESSING; RESINS; ROOFS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

CARDBOARD BOXES; CELLULOSE FIBERS; PAPER SHEETS; RECYCLED FIBER; SOYBEAN; STRUCTURAL BEAMS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

CELLULOSIC FIBER; INJECTION MOLDING; RECYCLING; ROOFING; SYNTHETIC RESIN;

EID: 33646030895     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.04.018     Document Type: Article

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