Research Article
Combined Effects of Sustained Loads and Wet-Dry Cycles on Durability of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites
Table 1
Mechanical properties of GFRP under WD cycles.
| Specimens | WD cycles | Tensile strength (MPa) | Elastic modulus (GPa) | Elongation (mm) |
| WWD0 | 0 | 416.75 | 24.70 | 1.813 | 15 | 457.40 | 26.77 | 1.003 | 30 | 448.47 | 26.95 | 1.123 | 60 | 431.72 | 25.87 | 0.834 | 90 | 420.36 | 25.43 | 0.725 | 180 | 410.85 | 23.89 | 0.534 | 360 | 377.67 | 20.86 | 0.515 |
| SWD0 | 0 | 416.75 | 24.70 | 1.813 | 15 | 480.32 | 26.60 | 1.370 | 30 | 442.68 | 27.08 | 1.014 | 60 | 436.58 | 26.57 | 0.739 | 90 | 422.58 | 25.74 | 0.452 | 180 | 411.04 | 24.42 | 0.474 | 360 | 368.66 | 21.85 | 0.467 |
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