Abstract
Polymer materials must be reinforced with fibres if they are to be used structurally and in so doing a wide range of composites with varying mechanical properties may be obtained by altering:
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the relative proportions of thermosetting polymers and fibres;
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the type of each component employed;
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the fibre orientation within the resin matrix;
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the method of manufacture of the composite.
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L. Hollaway, Pultrusion, in Development in Plastics Technology, 3rd edition, eds., A. Whelan and J.L. Craft, Elsevier Applied Science, London (1986), Ch. 1.
R.V. van Zanten, Geotextiles and Geomembranes in Civil Engineering, Balkema, Rotterdam (1986).
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Hollaway, L. (1993). Processing techniques: thermoplastic polymers, thermosetting and thermoplastic composites. In: Polymer Composites for Civil and Structural Engineering. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2136-1_5
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