Determination of tetramethyl- and tetraethyllead vapours in air following collection on a glass-fibre - iodised carbon filter disc

Phase-stepping photoelasticity has been used to study the fragmentation of an E-glass fibre in epoxy resin and examine quantitatively the effect of a transverse matrix crack on the stress transfer at an interphase. Unsized glass fibre was coated by plasma polymerisation with a crosslinked conformal film of 90% acrylic acid and 10% 1,7-octadiene. The micro-mechanical response at the fibre-matrix interphase and in the adjacent matrix has been described in detail using contour maps of fringe order. From these, the interfacial shear stress profiles at fibre-break have been calculated.

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Comparison of Optical Smoke Density of Expanded Polystyrene without and with Cover Components Used in ETICS

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.724-725.1625 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 724-725 ◽

pp. 1625-1629

Author(s):

Peter Rantuch ◽

Tomáš Chrebet ◽

Karol Balog

Keyword(s):

Thermal Radiation ◽

Optical Density ◽

Glass Fibre ◽

Expanded Polystyrene ◽

Composite Systems ◽

Testing Method ◽

Potential Source ◽

Smoke Generation ◽

Pilot Burner

This paper deals with expanded polystyrene (EPS) as a potential source of smoke. We compared specific optical density of smoke from EPS and EPS strengthened by glass fibre mash and plaster which is used in external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS). There was used testing method by ISO 5659 Plastics Smoke generation Part 2: Determination of optical density by a single-chamber test. The samples were exposed to a constant 50 kW.m-2 of thermal radiation. There was not used a pilot burner. During flame combustion samples evolved high amount of smoke. Samples from EPS released more smoke like samples with ETICS cover.

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Shock Propagation Behaviour and Determination of Greisen State of Equation for Pultruded Polyester/Glass Fibre-Reinforced Composites

Composite Structures ◽

10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113444 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 113444

Author(s):

Arindam Mukherji ◽

James Njuguna

Keyword(s):

Glass Fibre ◽

Shock Propagation ◽

Reinforced Composites ◽

Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽

Glass Fibre Reinforced Composites ◽

Fibre Reinforced Composites

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Influence of Leaning Materials on the Quality of Building Ceramics

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.903.197 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 903 ◽

pp. 197-202

Author(s):

Ruta Švinka ◽

Visvaldis Švinka ◽

Maris Rundans ◽

Inta Timma ◽

Laila Petersone

Keyword(s):

Thermal Expansion ◽

Glass Fibre ◽

Material Properties ◽

Quartz Sand ◽

Main Method ◽

Different Types ◽

Ceramic Building ◽

Formation Of Cracks

Clay of the deposit Liepa is used for the production of ceramic building and finishing bricks in the factory “Lode” in Latvia. In the present work different types of these clays were investigated and “quartz effect” was determined using quartz sand as a leaning material. The substitution of quartz sand with milled E-glass fibre from Valmiera Glass was investigated and the changes in the magnitude of the quartz inversion effect were analysed. Thermal expansion was the main method for the determination of possible formation of cracks during technological process. Powder of milled glass fibre in amount of 5–10 % affects such properties as water uptake, porosity and apparent density and provides the required material properties at a lower firing temperature.

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