The Effects of Moisture on the Strength of Glass Fibers: A Literature Review

Abstract

A review of literature pertaining to the effects of moisture on the strength of glass fibers is presented in three (3) sections. The research on massive glass has been abstracted to provide background and general knowledge of the moisture effect. The limited information on uncoated glass fibers verifies at very high stresses the predictions based on massive glass studies and further elucidates the degradation mechanisms associated with environmental moisture. The literature on coated fibers discloses the minimal technical advances which have been made to retain the very high intrinsic strength of the fiber, particularly in protection from the strength-degrading effects of moisture.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0629370

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  • W. H. Otto

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Plastics
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Silica Glass
  • Surface Properties
  • Tensile Strength

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  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design