Influence of moisture absorption on the interfacial strength of bamboo/vinyl ester composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2013-2019

  Chen, Hongyan ^a,b   Miao, Menghe ^a   Ding, Xin ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Bamboo; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Interface; E. Cure

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); BAMBOO STRIPS; COMPOSITE FABRICATION; ESTER COMPOSITES; INTERFACIAL REGION; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; MATRIX; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; MOISTURE EXPOSURE; MOISTURE SORPTION; POST-FABRICATION; PULL-OUT TEST; STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES; VINYL ESTERS; WATER IMMERSION;

ABSORPTION; BAMBOO; CURING; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FABRICATION; MOISTURE; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SHEAR STRENGTH;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ABSORPTION; ASSEMBLY; BAMBOO; COMPOSITES; CURING; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; MOISTURE; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCEMENT; RESERVOIRS; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 71649107073     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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