Mechanical deterioration of polyethylene greenhouses covering under arid conditions

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-69

  Alhamdan, Abdullah M ^a   Al Helal, Ibrahim M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arid; Deterioration; Greenhouses; Mechanical properties; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; DETERIORATION; GREENHOUSES; SUN; TENSILE TESTING; TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ARID; ARID CONDITIONS; COVERING MATERIALS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING; EXPOSURE TIME; EXPOSURE TIMES; FORCE-DISTANCE CURVES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; MECHANICAL FAILURES; MECHANICAL RESISTANCE; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; PLASTIC REGIONS; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE FILMS; POLYETHYLENE SAMPLES; RIYADH , SAUDI ARABIA; SAUDI ARABIA; SHEAR TESTING; SHELF-LIFE; SINGLE LAYERS; TENSION TESTS; TOTAL WORK; TWO STAGES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 53949105486     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.01.052     Document Type: Article

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