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110 _aThe Institute of Marine Engineers
245 0 _aPolymers in a Marine Environment: London 23-24 October 1991
_bThe Institute of Marine Engineers Third International Conference
260 _bThe Institute of Marine Engineers
_c1991
_aLondon
300 _a162 p.: ill.
440 _aTrans IMarE(C), Vol. 103, Conference 3
504 _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.
650 _aOcean engineering
650 _aPolymers
650 _aMaterials
942 _cRT