Polymers and Polymer Composites in ConstructionLeonard Hollaway Thomas Telford, 1990 - 275 pages Structural polymers and polymer composites are new materials available to the construction industry, offering the engineer increased options and new design solutions. This book covers their structural properties and shows how they can be fabricated, designed and used within the industry. |
Contents
4 | 81 |
5 | 88 |
1 | 95 |
Adhesive and bolted joints | 107 |
End use performance and timedependent | 139 |
Timedependent characteristics | 153 |
Common terms and phrases
adherends applications aramid behaviour bolted bolted joints bonded joints box beam British Standards Institution buckling building characteristics coefficient components composite materials compressive concrete core creep curves deflection deformation design analysis developed drainage effect elastic element embankment engineering epoxy equation ESDU fabric factor fibre reinforced fire flame flexural rigidity frequency geomembrane geosynthetic reinforcement geotextile geotextile filter glass fibre Glass reinforced plastics GN/m² in-plane isotropic Kevlar laminate lap joint lay-up layer limit state design load London long-term manufacture material properties matrix mechanical properties method MN/m² modulus mould normally orthotropic panel parameters pavements plate polyester polymer composites polymeric polypropylene prestressing Proc produced pultruded pultrusion ratio reinforced plastics resilient resin resistance sandwich shear strength shear stress shown in Fig single lap joint soil specification steel stiffness strain stress-strain surface technique temperature tendons thermoplastic thickness transverse types unit values vibration viscoelastic