10.4224/17210691
Kennedy, Allison
Allison
Kennedy
25920
IOT
ITO
The Determination of Factors Affecting the Tensile Strength of Fibreglass Using Design of Experiments
National Research Council Canada
2010
Fibreglass
Tensile Strength
Factor Affect
Material Test
NRC Institute for Ocean Technology
IN32
2010-08
en
technical report
17210691
TR-2010-18
12p.
A major characteristic related to the structural strength of fibreglass is its tensile strength. There are a number of factors that are thought to affect the tensile strength of fibreglass. The factors that are of interest here are material lay-up, specimen temperature, heat treatment, submergence and pre-stress. This report will detail tests that are conducted to determine which of the aforementioned factors significantly affect the tensile strength and thus the structural integrity of lifeboatfibreglass.