Research Article

Combined Effects of Sustained Loads and Wet-Dry Cycles on Durability of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Table 4

Predictive equations for elastic modulus.

Exposure environmentLoad levelEquation-square

Wet-dry cycles in distilled water0%0.97
0.84
20%0.93
0.75
40%0.88
0.57

Wet-dry cycles in saltwater0%0.98
0.78
20%0.85
0.34
40%0.98
0.63