02239nam a2200169Ia 4500008005200000020001500052082001800067110003800085245013000123260005200253300001700305440004300322504165500365650002202020650001302042650001402055200103s     1991      ||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a0907206441  a623.8207bIME  aThe Institute of Marine Engineers 0aPolymers in a Marine Environment: London 23-24 October 1991bThe Institute of Marine Engineers Third International Conference  bThe Institute of Marine Engineersc1991aLondon  a162 p.: ill.  aTrans IMarE(C), Vol. 103, Conference 3  aSection I: Ship and offshore applications. 
1. Recent developments in the use of composite materials offshore
2. A low maintenance, fire-resistant glass reinforced plastic piping, support and walkway system for marine and offshore use
3. The use of GRP piping in the oil and ballast water systems of the Draugen gravity base structure
4. Current issues in the use of synthetic fibre ropes
5. Improving resistance to service fatigue of polymeric hydraulic high pressure components in ship lift transfer systems and marine steering gear. 

Section II: Water permeation and environmental effects. 
6. The role of the substrate in the hydrolytic stability of adhesive joints
7. Adhesive bonding for marine structural applications
8. Water sorption and diffusion in vinylester materials
9. Galvanic degradation of polyimide based composites. 

Section III: Fire and flammability. 
10. Fire endurance of glass fibre reinforced plastic pipes onboard ships
11. The avoidance of electrostatic hazards when using non-metallic pipes on ships
12. Composite panel performance in offshore fire conditions
13. The development and testing of the ProTek offshore fire and blast protection system
14. The mechanical properties of fire-retardant epoxy resins
15. Enhanced performance of composite materials under fire conditions. 

Section IV: Coatings. 
16. Biofilm effects on drag: measurements on ships
17. Ablation and after: the law and the profits
18. Elimination of rosin from vinyl antifouling coatings by the use of novel cylindrical channel-forming microtubules
19. Gels and their use as corrosion protection and sealing material for the marine environment.

  aOcean engineering  aPolymers  aMaterials