Fire resistance characterisation of hemp fibre reinforced polyester composites for use in the construction industry

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 546-554

  Naughton, Alexander ^a   Fan, Mizi ^a   Bregulla, Julie ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Natural fibre composites; A. Thermosetting resin; B. Thermal properties; D. Mechanical testing; D. Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

BUILDING STANDARDS; FIBRE VOLUME FRACTION; FIRE RESISTANCE TEST; MATERIAL THICKNESS; MECHANICAL DEGRADATION; NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES; NATURAL FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS; POLYESTER COMPOSITES;

BUILDING CODES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FIRE RESISTANCE; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; HEMP FIBERS; MECHANICAL TESTING; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCEMENT; THERMOANALYSIS;

POLYESTER RESINS;

COMPOSITES; CONSTRUCTION; FLAMMABILITY; HEMP; NATURAL FIBERS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMOSETS;

EID: 84893153688     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.12.014     Document Type: Article

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