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This article provides an overview on the effects of fluids onthe deformation and durability of polymeric composites. This subject isimportant for the ever-increasing application of composites in offshorestructures, submersibles, and civil infrastructure. Since weight-gaindata abound in the literature, it may be useful to recognize that acertain degree of correlation exists between some characteristicfeatures of weight-gain data and the ability of a particular compositeto retain its integrity under specified exposures to a certain fluid. Inaddition, this article provides records of fluid effects on deformationas well as on fluid-affected levels of static fatigue and fatigue livesin some specific circumstances.
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Weitsman, Y., Elahi, M. Effects of Fluids on the Deformation, Strength and Durability of Polymeric Composites – An Overview. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials 4, 107–126 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009838128526
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