An experimental study of pultruded glass fibre reinforced plastics channel columns at elevated temperatures

Composite Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-95

  Wong, P M H ^a   Wang, Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Columns; Elevated temperature; Fire resistance; GRP; Mechanical testing; Southwell plot; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; FIRE RESISTANCE; THERMAL EFFECTS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HEAT DISTORTION TEMPERATURE;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BUCKLING; COMPRESSION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PLASTIC; PULTRUSION; STRENGTH; TEMPERATURE; TESTING; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 34250685758     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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