Ageing of carbon/epoxy and carbon/vinylester composites used in the reinforcement and/or the repair of civil engineering structures

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2020-2030

  Marouani, S ^a   Curtil, L ^a   Hamelin, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Civil engineering structures; Environmental degradation; Lay up (manual automated); Mechanical testing; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs)

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGEING; ACCELERATED AGEING TESTS; ACCELERATED EXPOSURE; CARBON-EPOXY; CIVIL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES; DESIGN FACTORS; ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL AGEING; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FREEZING THAWING CYCLES; FRP COMPOSITE; LAY-UP (MANUAL/AUTOMATED); POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); REAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; VINYL ESTERS; VISCOELASTIC RESPONSE;

MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; WEATHERING;

STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

EID: 84859456638     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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