GFRP composite material degradation under seawater and weathering effect

• Main Authors: Choong, Wai Heng, Yeo, Kiam Beng, Fadzlita Mohd Tamiri, Farm, Yan Yan, Azlan Ismail M
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Springer US 2013
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/20316/1/GFRP%20composite%20material%20degradation%20under%20seawater%20and%20weathering%20effect.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/20316/; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6208-8_47
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

An experimental investigation of the seawater effect on the degradation of GFRP composite material with respect to water absorption was conducted. The GFRP specimens were exposed to seawater and weather environment. Water absorption analysis was conducted to investigate the moisture uptake and degra...