Investigation of 3D moisture diffusion coefficients and damage in a pultruded E-glass/Polyester structural composite

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-96

  Post, N L ^a   Riebel, F ^a   Zhou, A ^a   Keller, T ^a   Case, S W ^b   Lesko, J J ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Concrete pore.; Fickian diffusion; Optimization; Orthotropic

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MOISTURE; OPTIMIZATION; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3D DIFFUSIONS; ACIDIC CONDITIONS; ARRHENIUS EQUATIONS; BEFORE AND AFTER; CIVIL ENGINEERS; CONCRETE PORE.; DAMAGE DEVELOPMENTS; DIFFERENT DAMAGES; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURES; FICKIAN DIFFUSION; INITIAL DAMAGES; MOISTURE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; ORTHOTROPIC; PORE SOLUTIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURES; SEM IMAGES; STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS; STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 58149330592     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998308098152     Document Type: Article

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