Suitability of using coir fiber/polymeric composite for the design of liquid storage tanks

Materials and Design

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 847-853

  Yousif, B F ^a   Ku, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coir fiber; Interfacial adhesion; Polyester; SEM and pull out tests; Water

Indexed keywords

AGING PROCESS; COIR FIBERS; DAMAGE FEATURES; ENGINE OIL; FIBER STRENGTH; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; LIQUID STORAGE TANKS; LOW VISCOSITY; POLYESTER COMPOSITES; PULL-OUT TEST; PULLING OUT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES (SEM); SEM IMAGE; SINGLE FIBER PULL-OUT; SINGLE-FIBER PULL-OUT TEST;

ADHESION; ESTERS; FIBERS; POLYESTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHETIC RESINS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84858295290     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.01.063     Document Type: Article

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