02312nam a2200193Ia 4500 2801 2801 200103s 1991 ||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und|| 0907206441 623.8207 IME The Institute of Marine Engineers Polymers in a Marine Environment: London 23-24 October 1991 The Institute of Marine Engineers Third International Conference The Institute of Marine Engineers 1991 London 162 p.: ill. Trans IMarE(C), Vol. 103, Conference 3 Section 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. Ocean engineering Polymers Materials RT 0 0 ddc 0 623_820700000000000_IME 0 NFIC 3906 MU MU GEN 2020-01-08 623.8207 IME MPCMM8 2025-03-17 RT Column - 1