Pultruded GFRP tubes with liquid-cooling system under combined temperature and compressive loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-121

  Bai, Yu ^a   Keller, Thomas ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Compression; Polymer matrix composites; Pultrusion; Thermal loading; Water cooling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FIRES; CODE REQUIREMENTS; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSIVE LOADINGS; FIRE ENDURANCES; FIRE EXPOSURES; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURES; LOAD-BEARING CAPACITIES; MATERIAL TEMPERATURES; MECHANICAL LOADINGS; SERVICEABILITY LOADS; STRENGTH DEGRADATIONS; THERMAL LOADING; THERMAL RESPONSE; TIME DEPENDENCES; WATER COOLING;

BUILDING CODES; COOLING; COOLING WATER; DURABILITY; FIRE PROTECTION; GLASS TRANSITION; LIQUIDS; PULTRUSION; THERMAL LOAD; THERMAL STRESS; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPRESSIVE PROPERTY; DEGRADATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; LOADING (TESTING); TEMPERATURE;

EID: 67349094152     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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