Fire structural modelling of fibre-polymer laminates protected with an intumescent coating

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 793-802

  Kandare, E ^a,b   Griffin, G J ^a   Feih, S ^a   Gibson, A G ^c   Lattimer, B Y ^d   Mouritz, A P ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Thermomechanical; C. Analytical modelling; D. Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ANALYTICAL MODELLING; COMPRESSION LOADING; CONSTANT HEAT FLUX; EXPOSURE-TIME; INTUMESCENT COATING; LAMINATE SUBSTRATES; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); STRUCTURAL MODELLING; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL TESTS; SURFACE COATINGS; THERMAL MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; THERMO-MECHANICAL; WOVEN GLASS;

FIRES; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; THERMOANALYSIS;

LAMINATES;

EID: 84858700048     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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