Long-term behaviour of GFRP pipes: Reducing the prediction test duration

Polymer Testing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 337-345

  Faria, Hugo ^a   Guedes, R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alternative test methods; GFRP pipes; Long term behaviour; Prediction of residual properties; Standard test methods

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE TEST METHODS; DATA ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION ERRORS; EXPECTED LIFE; FIBRE REINFORCED PLASTICS; LONG-TERM PROPERTIES; PREDICTION TESTS; RESIDUAL PROPERTIES; STANDARD METHOD; STANDARD TEST METHOD; STANDARD TEST PROCEDURES; TEST DURATION; TEST METHOD;

PIPE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STANDARDS;

TESTING;

EID: 77649186628     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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