On the response to hygrothermal aging of pultruded FRPs used in the civil engineering sector
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Kingston University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 12-094-2031
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.matdes.2016.02.026
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- Materials & Design
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- First page
- 283
- Volume
- 96
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- ISSN
- 0261-3069
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
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- Year of publication
- 2016
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This paper presents an examination of the effects of hygrothermal aging on the durability of a pultruded glass fibre reinforced polyester matrix composite. Samples cut from a 6.4 mm thick flat sheet were immersed in distilled water at 25 °C, 40 °C, 60 °C and 80 °C, for 224 days. Using a standard accelerated testing protocol and combining mechanical testing with material characterization analysis methods, a qualitative understanding has been developed on the effects of competing degradation mechanisms on the durability. The reported test results revealed the matrix and interface/interphase dominance on the material's response during aging.
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- Non-English
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