Wood cross-arms coated with polyurethane resin - tests and numerical simulations

Wood cross-arms coated with polyurethane resin - tests and numerical simulations

Brazil's electric power utilities have commonly employed native timbers as the main material for manufacturing cross-arms for distribution lines. However, the increasingly high costs of these timbers and Brazil's new environmental laws have contributed to change this situation, spurring re...

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Main Authors: Ruy Alberto Correa Altafim, Jose Francisco Resende da Silva, Diógenes Pereira Gonzaga, Cacilda Ribeiro, João Godoy, Heitor Curry Basso, Benedito Bueno, Carlito Calil Júnior, Jose Carlos Sartori, Ruy Alberto Pisani Altafim, Alex Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2006-03-01
Series:Materials Research
Subjects:
wood cross-arm
polymers
electrical and mechanical tests
computer simulations
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