Abstract: Within the current engineering educational system, the term

Abstract: Unidirectional carbon/vinylester composites and concrete cylinders wrapped with three layers of the same composite were exposed to −18°C (0°F) conditions both with and without prior saturation by moisture and to freeze-thaw ...

Abstract: The paper present the results of extended (225 weeks) aqueous immersion of E-glass/vinylester composites, fabricated by the resin infusion process. Two different architectures (unidirectional and bidirectional) are tested ...

Abstract: The need to develop new materials and techniques capable of rapidly and cost-effectively rehabilitating infrastructure components motivated this study. Corrosion is a major cause of deterioration in civil infrastructure, ...

Abstract: The effect of combined water immersion and sustained bending on the degradation response of E-glass/vinylester composites is characterized through mechanical testing (tension and short-beam-shear) and moisture uptake. It ...

Abstract: The construction and maintenance of structures subject to subzero (<0°C) temperatures and in cold regions such as in the Arctic poses a variety of problems related to degradation of mechanical properties of exposed materials, ...

Abstract: Concrete cylinders jacketed with glass and carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites were exposed to 201 freeze-thaw cycles, and results of compression response were compared with results from similar specimens kept ...

Abstract: The lack of a comprehensive, validated, and easily accessible data base for the durability of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites as related to civil infrastructure applications has been identified as a critical ...