GLASS REINFORCED PLASTICS
Written by Brian Parkyn
Published by Iliffe Books Ltd.
in 1970
ISBN: 059205456X
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GLASS REINFORCED PLASTICS
Written by Brian Parkyn.
Stock no. 616707
1st.
1970.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Design criteria and end-uses of glass-fibre reinforced plastics. White boards, gilt title to spine. 305 pages, including index. B/w photos, diagrams and tables. ISBN: 059205456X. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small mark to margins of last few pages else contents clean.
Front cover

Contents
- PART 1 INTRODUCTION
- Historical Background
- PART 2 END USES
- Building and Construction
- Boat Hulls
- Chemical Plant
- Rail Transport
- Road Transport
- Cladding & Sheeting
- Aerospace Applications
- PART 3 MATERIALS
- Resin Systems
- Reinforcement
- Specifications
- PART 4 ENGINEERING DESIGN
- Nature of Composites
- Predicting Mechanical Properties of Fibre Composites
- Mechanical Behaviour of Fibre Composites
- Resin-Glass Interface
- Weathering
- Chemical Resistance
- Fatigue
- Design Theory of GRP Boats
- Design Logic for GRP Buildings