Mechanical and Chemical Properties of High Density Polyethylene: Effects of Microstructure on Creep Characteristics
Environmental stress cracking (ESC) can result in catastrophic failure of polyethylene (PE) structures without any visible warning. The use of PE in more demanding applications, such as trenchless piping, can accelerate ESC failure of the material. Besides public safety issues, the replacement and...
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4121 |