- Author
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Kandola, B. K.
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Myler, P.
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Horrocks, A. R.
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El-Hadidi, M.
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Blair, D.
- Title
- Empirical and Numerical Approach for Optimisation of Fire and Mechanical Performance inFire-Retardant Glass-Reinforced Epoxy Composites.
- Coporate
- Bolton Univ., UK
Hexcel Composites, Duxford, Cambridge CB2 4QD, UK
- Journal
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Fire Safety Journal,
Vol. 43,
No. 1,
11-23,
January 2008
- Keywords
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glass fibers
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fire retardants
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composite materials
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high temperature
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mechanical properties
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epoxy resins
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flammability testing
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cone calorimeters
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laminates
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equations
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heat exposure
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additives
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intumescent coatings
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radiant heating
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exposure
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heat flux
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ignition
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laminates
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resins
- Identifiers
- composite sample composition; cone calorimetric results for composite laminates exposed to 50 kW/m2; mechanical properties of all laminates before heat exposure; effect of individual components on composite properties; constructed data matrix for PHRR used to plot 3-D surface plot