Effect Of Mineral Fillers On The Compressive Strength Of Glass Reinforced Plastic Composite
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The Glass Reinforced Piastic (GRP) coroposite mat~rials were made- by
simple hand l~y-up technology (open-mould 'process) '(>'hereby Calcium ..
Carbonate and Talc mineral fillers were added each in the following
proportions: 5%, 1 0%, 15%, 20% and 25%. The materials were tested for
compression strength, since the material is intend{3d -to be used in
construction industry especially in cladding p~nel form. It w~s founq th~t GRP
samples with fillers of Calcium Ce~rbonat€) composite· ,mat~riC,tl ha.d higher
compressive strength than those with fillf:l.fS gf Ta.lc. T~iR hig~~r cqmpressive
strength was attributed to the features of th~ 9iffer~,nc:;es,. tn the stru,ctu_ral build
up of the tf.'o mineral fillers.
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery