The application of thermoplastic polymers as a matrix material in fibre reinforced composites has grown steadily over the last decades [1]. Thermoplastic composites offer clear advantages over their thermoset counterparts in terms of improved fracture toughness, potential for recycling and, most notably, the possibility to reshape the product at higher temperatures [1,2]. The latter allows rapi...

It is well known that the mechanical properties of fiberglass reinforced "phenolic moulding compounds" are significantly enhanced if the glass particles are coated with silane coupling agents before compounding. It has been shown that improvements obtained by using scanning electron microscopy techniques are due to better bonding of phenolic resin to the surface of treated glass fibers. These o...

BACKGROUND Burns and pressure sores are common injuries during cast application. Various factors such as water temperature, padding, and cast material layers may play a role in these injuries; however, the effect of cast molding on temperatures and pressures has not been investigated. This raises the following questions, does the application of molding during cast application: (1) alter skin le...

Sandwich panels are systems with structural functions that used in the field of civil construction, currently, they construction buildings and also as cladding for walls, ceilings, among others. This article shows results an experimental comparative analysis behavior fire resistance two sandwich function composed Polyisocyanurate (PIR) foam core fiberglass-reinforced fabric dimensions 3150 mm ×...

Penelitian tentang penggunaan serat alam dalam berbagai bidang teknik semakin berkembang. yang berkembang menginginkan suatu bahan mudah diperoleh, diolah sesuai peruntukannya, murah, memenuhi persyaratan mekanik dan fisik serta ramah terhadap lingkungan. Penggunaan material Bamboo (Bamboo Strip Reinforced/BSR) dengan sistem laminasi, untuk pembuatan Speed Boat menjadi alternatif sebagai piliha...

AIM To determine if complete, split casts and backslabs [plaster of Paris (POP) and fiberglass] generate different intracast pressures and pain. METHODS Increased swelling within casts was modeled by a closed water system attached to an expandable bag placed directly under different types of casts applied to a healthy lower limb. Complete fiberglass and POP casts, split casts and backslabs we...

It was decided at SLAC to use removable liners mechanically mounted to the chamber walls and the piston. This would allow faster replacement of the pre-fabricated units, should the Scotchlite be damaged, without the need to chisel the remains of the material from chamber walls. The problems of eddy current heating of the piston further required that the piston liner be an insulator. It seemed n...

Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) composites are widely used in ship hull, airframe and wind turbine structural applications where they are subjected to various types of constant and variable amplitude cyclic-fatigue loads. Hence, fatiguedurability is one of the important requirements for such composite materials. These FRPs, generally, contain continuous fibres of carbon or glass reinforced in a ...