Impact of sea-water on the quasi static and fatigue flexural properties of GFRP

Composite Structures

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 222-230

  Poodts, E ^a,b   Minak, G ^a   Zucchelli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ageing; Composite materials; Fatigue

Indexed keywords

AGEING; DEGRADATION OF THE MATERIAL; DIRECT CONTACT; DRY AND WET; FATIGUE LOADING CASE; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; QUASI-STATIC; QUASI-STATIC LOADING; RESIN SYSTEMS; ULTIMATE STRESS; VIBRATION TEST; VINYL ESTERS; WATER EXPOSURE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; MARINE APPLICATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYESTER RESINS; SEAWATER; STRESS ANALYSIS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

LOADING;

AGING; COMPOSITES; FATIGUE; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYESTERS; SEA WATER; STRESS ANALYSIS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84871516733     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.10.021     Document Type: Article

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