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Anthony Walker, "Fiber Reinforced Plastic", in ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', T. Jester (ed.), McGraw-Hill: New York, 1995. | Anthony Walker, "Fiber Reinforced Plastic", in ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', T. Jester (ed.), McGraw-Hill: New York, 1995. | ||
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* Thomas C. Jester (ed.), ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995 | * Thomas C. Jester (ed.), ''Twentieth-Century Building Materials'', McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995 | ||
Revision as of 21:34, 30 April 2016
Description
Any of several polymers (acrylics, vinyls, polyolefins, phenolics, and polyesters)containing reinforcing fibers (Asbestos, carbon, and glass). The most common fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) is the combination of an unsaturated polyester resin combined with glass fibers that is commonly called Fiberglass.
Synonyms and Related Terms
FRP; fiberglass; GRP (glassfibre reinforced plastic); plástico reforzado con fibra de vidrio (Esp.); plastique renforcé à la fibre de verre (Fr.); plástico reforçado com fibras (Port.)
Examples: Alsynite; Corrulux; Filon; Indulux; Kalwall; Kalwood; Sanpan; Fiberglas
Additional Information
Anthony Walker, "Fiber Reinforced Plastic", in Twentieth-Century Building Materials, T. Jester (ed.), McGraw-Hill: New York, 1995.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Thomas C. Jester (ed.), Twentieth-Century Building Materials, McGraw-Hill Companies, Washington DC, 1995
- The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: 'Plastics'
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000