Degradation of Fiberglass-Reinforced Polymers in Water Slide Applications

卡尔顿大学将研究用于水滑梯的纤维增强聚合物的长期耐用性能。这将包括固化行为、机械性能和吸水反应的检查。复杂的差示扫描量热法将用于评估所选聚合物材料在代表真实世界制造和操作条件下的固化行为。**还将进行加速老化研究，以评估**全固化复合材料结构在现场的吸湿和降解反应。这些结果将用于降低制造成本，提高**产品的耐久性和降低运营成本。

Carleton University will examine the long term durability performance of fibre reinforced polymers for water slide**applications. This will include the examination of cure behaviour, mechanical properties and water absorption**response. Sophisticated differential scanning calorimetry methods will be used to assess the cure behaviour of the**selected polymer materials under conditions representing real world manufacturing and operational conditions.**Accelerated aging studies will also be undertaken to assess the moisture absorption and degradation response of**fully cured composite structures in the field. These results will be used to reduce manufacturing costs, improve**product durability and lower operating costs.