Procurou-se com a presente comunicação, apresentar uma metodologia de validação de um programa informático, desenvolvido no NMPC do LNEC especificamente para a calibração de um calorimetro diferencial de varrimento (DSC) ...

The main purpose of this paper is to present the results obtained, during the years 2001 and 2002, from a study developed in LNEC. The object of this study was to assess the synergetic effect of three of the most significant ...

In most of polymer ageing studies conducted at laboratory, there is a trend to underestimate some of the parameters involved in natural exposure, leading to poor simulation results and low reliability of the real world ...

An experimental program was undertaken to evaluate the durability of three commercial epoxy adhesives used for bonding repairing and strengthening Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) to concrete structures. The changes ...

Procedeu-se à avaliação da resistência à alteração de cor de tintas de várias cores, por observação visual e medição das coordenadas cromáticas e da diferença de cor ao longo do tempo de exposição em condições de envelhecimento ...

The main purpose of this paper is to present the results of a study intended to assess the durability of stabilized PVC-U for outdoor applications, in form of calendered films and extruded plates. The samples were subject ...