Combined effects of water absorption due to water immersion, soil buried and natural weather on mechanical properties of kenaf fibre unsaturated polyester composites (KFUPC)

International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-17

  Rashdi, A A A ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Ahmad, M M H M ^b   Khalina, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Natural weather; Polyester kenaf composite; Soil buried; Water immersion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952979596     PISSN: 18230334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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