Impact of humidity on the durability of E-glass/polymer composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2506-2512

  Alawsi, Ghydaa ^b   Aldajah, Saud ^a   Rahmaan, Safa Abdul ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Degradation; Durability; GFRP; Humidity

Indexed keywords

ANTI-SYMMETRIC; COMPOSITE LAMINATES; E GLASS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES; FLEXURAL STIFFNESS; FLEXURAL STRENGTHS; GFRP; GULF REGIONS; HIGH HUMIDITIES; HUMIDITY; HUMIDITY EXPOSURES; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SYMMETRIC LAMINATES; THREE-POINT BENDING TESTS;

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DEGRADATION; DURABILITY; GAS COOLED REACTORS; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; PAPER LAMINATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

BEND STRENGTH; DEGRADATION; DURABILITY; GLASS FIBERS; HUMIDITY; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; PAPER LAMINATES; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS;

EID: 67349087669     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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