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Symposium: Environmental effects on fibre-reinforced plastics
Symposium: Environmental effects on fibre-reinforced plastics Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, UK; 12-13 July 1983
Organized by: The Aeronautics Department, Imperial College, London and The Materials and Structures Department, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hants Sponsored by: Carr Reinforcements; Ciba-Geigy Plastics Division; Fothergill Rotorway Composites; Hysol Grafil; and Pilkington/Fibreglass
Foreword Some of the major gaps in knowledge concerned with the application of composite materials are related to environmental effects. It was this situation that suggested the theme of the Symposium. The organizers interpreted 'environmental effects' in the widest possible sense: to include anything that modifies the basic, static load-bearing properties of the material. In particular, designers have an urgent need for predictive methods of long term behaviour based on well-researched experimental data. Equally important are the influence of aggressive liquids, fatigue and impact loading. Ultimately, results gathered from laboratory tests have to be applied to real structures and components; hence information from in-serviceuse is vitally important. The papers presented at this meeting will cover most of the above topics, for a wide variety of fibre-reinforced plastics. In addition to provoking discussion between industry, research establishments, and universities, the organizers hope that the proceedings will provide a valuable record of the 'state-of-the-art' in this important area.
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Organized by: The Aeronautics Department, Imperial College, London and The Materials and Structures Department, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hants Sponsored by: Carr Reinforcements; Ciba-Geigy Plastics Division; Fothergill Rotorway Composites; Hysol Grafil; and Pilkington/Fibreglass
Foreword Some of the major gaps in knowledge concerned with the application of composite materials are related to environmental effects. It was this situation that suggested the theme of the Symposium. The organizers interpreted 'environmental effects' in the widest possible sense: to include anything that modifies the basic, static load-bearing properties of the material. In particular, designers have an urgent need for predictive methods of long term behaviour based on well-researched experimental data. Equally important are the influence of aggressive liquids, fatigue and impact loading. Ultimately, results gathered from laboratory tests have to be applied to real structures and components; hence information from in-serviceuse is vitally important. The papers presented at this meeting will cover most of the above topics, for a wide variety of fibre-reinforced plastics. In addition to provoking discussion between industry, research establishments, and universities, the organizers hope that the proceedings will provide a valuable record of the 'state-of-the-art' in this important area.
COMPOSITES . JULY 1983
179