Repair technology for thermoplastic composite boats

ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Otheguy, M E ^a   Gibson, A G ^a   Findon, E ^b   Cripps, R M ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BVT Surface Fleet Portsmouth Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bonding; Marine structures; Repair; Thermoplastic composite

Indexed keywords

BOATS; BONDING; GLASS CERAMICS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OCEAN STRUCTURES; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REPAIR; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

BONDED COMPOSITE PATCH; DAMAGED MATERIALS; EMERGENCY REPAIR; REPAIR METHODS; REPAIR TECHNOLOGY; RIGID INFLATABLE BOATS; THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE; ULTRASONIC NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING;

SHIPBUILDING;

EID: 85076869345     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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