Influence of moisture absorption on creep of GRP composite pipes

Polymer Testing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 595-605

  Guedes, R M ^a   Sá, Alcides ^b   Faria, Hugo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Creep; DMTA; Glass fibers; Mechanical testing; Polymer matrix; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CREEP; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); STIFFNESS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOSETS;

COMPOSITE PIPES; INTERNAL PRESSURE; TIME-TEMPERATURE SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE (TTSP); WATER TRANSPORTATION;

MOISTURE;

EID: 34250808953     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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