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Mineral wool has a unique range of properties combining high thermal resistance with long-term stability. It is made from molten glass, stone or slag that is spun into a fibre-like structure which creates a combination of properties that no other insulation material can match. It has the ability to save energy, minimize pollution, combat noise, reduce the risk of fire and protect life and property in the event of fire.Mineral wool: Production and properties describes the technological process of mineral wool production and the physical characteristics of the melt and theoretical bases

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Fiber-reinforced concrete. --- Glass fibers. --- Structural design. --- Engineering design --- Architectural design --- Strains and stresses --- Fiber glass --- Fiberglass --- Fibers, Glass --- Glass, Spun --- Spun glass --- Silicate fibers --- Fibrous concrete --- FRC (Fiber-reinforced concrete) --- Reinforced concrete, Fiber --- Fibrous composites --- Reinforced concrete

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Fiberglass and Glass Technology: Energy-Friendly Compositions and Applications provides a detailed overview of fiber, float and container glass technology with special emphasis on energy- and environmentally-friendly compositions, applications and manufacturing practices which have recently become available and continue to emerge. Energy-friendly compositions are variants of incumbent fiberglass and glass compositions that are obtained by the reformulation of incumbent compositions to reduce the viscosity and thereby the energy demand. Environmentally-friendly compositions are variants of incumbent fiber, float and container glass compositions that are obtained by the reformulation of incumbent compositions to reduce environmentally harmful emissions from their melts. Energy- and environmentally-friendly compositions are expected to become a key factor in the future for the fiberglass and glass industries. This book consists of two complementary sections: continuous glass fiber technology and soda-lime-silica glass technology. Important topics covered include: o Commercial and experimental compositions and products o Design of energy- and environmentally-friendly compositions o Emerging glass melting technologies including plasma melting o Fiberglass composite design and engineering o Emerging fiberglass applications and markets Fiberglass and Glass Technology: Energy-Friendly Compositions and Applications is written for researchers and engineers seeking a modern understanding of glass technology and the development of future products that are more energy- and environmentally-friendly than current products.

Chemistry, inorganic. --- Fibrous composites -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- Glass fibers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- Materials. --- Optical materials. --- Reinforced plastics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Glass fibers --- Glass manufacture --- Glass fiber industry --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Environmental Engineering --- Materials Science --- Chemical Engineering --- Environmental aspects --- Glass fibers. --- Glass industry --- Fiber glass --- Fiberglass --- Fibers, Glass --- Glass, Spun --- Spun glass --- Environmental aspects. --- Materials science. --- Inorganic chemistry. --- Structural materials. --- Electronic materials. --- Materials --- Thin films. --- Materials Science. --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods. --- Optical and Electronic Materials. --- Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. --- Inorganic Chemistry. --- Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films. --- Structural Materials. --- Surfaces. --- Ceramic industries --- Silicate fibers --- Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials. --- Inorganic chemistry --- Chemistry --- Inorganic compounds --- Optics --- Engineering --- Engineering materials --- Industrial materials --- Engineering design --- Manufacturing processes --- Physics --- Surface chemistry --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Ceramics. --- Glass. --- Composites (Materials). --- Composite materials. --- Lasers. --- Photonics. --- Materials—Surfaces. --- Ceramic technology --- Industrial ceramics --- Keramics --- Building materials --- Chemistry, Technical --- Clay --- Composites (Materials) --- Multiphase materials --- Reinforced solids --- Solids, Reinforced --- Two phase materials --- Architectural materials --- Architecture --- Building --- Building supplies --- Buildings --- Construction materials --- Structural materials --- Electronic materials --- Films, Thin --- Solid film --- Solid state electronics --- Solids --- Coatings --- Thick films --- Amorphous substances --- Ceramics --- Glazing --- New optics --- Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation --- Masers, Optical --- Optical masers --- Light amplifiers --- Light sources --- Optoelectronic devices --- Nonlinear optics --- Optical parametric oscillators

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Concrete and cement-based materials must operate in increasingly aggressive aqueous environments, which may be either natural or industrial.  These materials may suffer degradation in which ion addition and/or ion exchange reactions occur, leading to a breakdown of the matrix microstructure and consequent weakening.  Sometimes this degradation can be extremely rapid and serious such as in acidic environments, while in other cases degradation occurs over long periods.  Consequences of material failure are usually severe – adversely affecting the health and well-being of human communities and disturbing ecological balances. There are also large direct costs of maintaining and replacing deteriorated infrastructure and indirect costs from loss of production during maintenance work, which place a great burden on society. The focus of this book is on addressing issues concerning performance of cement-based materials in aggressive aqueous environments , by way of this State-of-the-Art Report. The book represents the work of many well-known and respected authors who contributed chapters or parts of chapters. Four main themes were addressed: I. Nature and kinetics of degradation and deterioration mechanisms of cement-based materials in aggressive aqueous environments, II. Modelling of deterioration in such environments, III. Test methods to assess performance of cement-based materials in such environments, and which can be used to characterise and rate relative performance and inform long term predictions, IV. Engineering implications and consequences of deterioration in aggressive aqueous environments, and engineering approaches to the problem.

Cement. --- Glass fibers. --- Reinforced concrete -- Congresses. --- Cement --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Materials Science --- Deterioration --- Hydraulic cement --- Engineering. --- Civil engineering. --- Building materials. --- Building repair. --- Buildings --- Structural materials. --- Materials science. --- Building Materials. --- Building Repair and Maintenance. --- Civil Engineering. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Structural Materials. --- Repair and reconstruction. --- Building materials --- Adhesives --- Building construction. --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Materials. --- Engineering --- Engineering materials --- Industrial materials --- Engineering design --- Manufacturing processes --- Physics --- Surface chemistry --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Public works --- Materials --- Buildings—Repair and reconstruction. --- Architectural materials --- Architecture --- Building --- Building supplies --- Construction materials --- Structural materials --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Building reconstruction --- Building renovation --- Building repair --- Reconstruction of buildings --- Remodeling of buildings --- Renovation of buildings --- Maintenance --- Repairing --- Reconstruction --- Remodeling --- Renovation --- Protection --- Conservation and restoration

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Discontinuous fiber-reinforced polymers have gained importance in transportation industries due to their outstanding material properties, lower manufacturing costs and superior lightweight characteristics. One of the most attractive attributes of discontinuous fiber-reinforced composites is the ease with which they can be manufactured in large numbers, using injection and compression molding processes. The main aim of this Special Issue is to collect various investigations focused on the processing of discontinuous fiber-reinforced composites and the effect that processing has on fiber orientation, fiber length and fiber density distributions throughout the final product. Papers presenting investigations on the effect that fiber configurations have on the mechanical properties of the final composite products and materials were welcome in the Special Issue. Researchers who model and simulate processes involving discontinuous fiber composites as well as those performing experimental studies involving these composites were welcomed to submit papers. The authors were encouraged to present new models, constitutive laws, and measuring and monitoring techniques to provide a complete framework on these groundbreaking materials and to facilitate their use in different engineering applications.

fiber reinforced plastics --- long fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFT) --- sliding plate rheometer --- fiber microstructure --- fiber orientation --- direct fiber simulation --- mechanistic model --- fiber reinforced thermoplastics --- modeling --- short fiber reinforcement --- process simulation --- smoothed particle hydrodynamics --- composite foams --- closed cells --- image processing --- finite element analysis --- polymer composites --- long fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (LFTs) --- core region --- shell region --- fiber length distribution (FLD) --- selective laser sintering --- recoating --- PA6 --- polyamide --- glass --- fibres --- beads --- orientation --- recoating speed --- layer thickness --- energy density --- pARD-RSC --- short fiber reinforced --- mechanistic modelling --- Carbon nanotubes --- CNTs --- nanocomposites --- electrical resistivity --- conductivity --- electric fields --- computational modelling --- compression moulding --- moulding compounds --- optimisation --- wet laid --- isotropic --- tensile --- carbon fiber --- discontinuous --- recycling --- hybrid composites --- polymer-matrix composites (PMCs) --- thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer --- glass fibers --- long fiber reinforced plastics --- fiber breakage --- fiber length --- additive tooling --- additive manufacturing --- rapid tooling --- injection molding --- polypropylene --- long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics --- fiber concentration --- stereolithography --- carbon fiber recycling --- lightweight design --- long fiber-reinforced thermoplastics --- parameter-optimization --- injection molding compounding --- long fiber reinforced thermoplastics --- fiber orientation models --- calibration --- discontinuous fiber composites (DFC) --- compression molding --- sheet molding compound (SMC) --- carbon fiber sheet molding compound (CF-SMC) --- randomly oriented strands (ROS) --- computed tomography (CT) --- direct fiber simulation (DFS) --- prepreg platelet molding compound (PPMC) --- tow-based discontinuous composite (TBDC) --- plastics processing --- composites --- glass fiber --- sheet molding compound --- long fiber --- fiber content --- n/a