Geotextiles & filtration · 2022
Weathering of a Nonwoven Polypropylene Geotextile: Field vs. Laboratory Exposure
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Research overview
Compares outdoor and laboratory weathering of a polypropylene nonwoven, including strength, puncture and permeability changes. Dirt accumulation and fibre damage affect different properties, limiting simple conversion of laboratory hours into field exposure.
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- Authors
- José Ricardo Carneiro, Maria de Lurdes Lopes
- Publication year
- 2022
- DOI
- 10.3390/ma15228216
- Access
- Full text at the original publisher or institutional repository.
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- CC BY 4.0 ↗
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