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.

SpecimensWD cycles Tensile strength
(MPa)
Elastic modulus
(GPa)
Elongation
(mm)

WWD00416.7524.701.813
15457.4026.771.003
30448.4726.951.123
60431.7225.870.834
90420.3625.430.725
180410.8523.890.534
360377.6720.860.515

SWD00416.7524.701.813
15480.3226.601.370
30442.6827.081.014
60436.5826.570.739
90422.5825.740.452
180411.0424.420.474
360368.6621.850.467