Structural response of liquid-cooled GFRP slabs subjected to fire - Part II: Thermo-chemical and thermo-mechanical modeling

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1296-1308

  Keller, Thomas ^a   Tracy, Craig ^a   Zhou, Aixi ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

A: Polymer matrix composites; B: High temperature properties; E: Pultrusion; Thermo mechanical modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FIRES; RADIATION SHIELDING; STRAIN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HIGH-TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; SLAB COMPONENTS; THERMO-MECHANICAL MODELING;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 33746338913     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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