Early Stage Temperature Conditions Influence on Micromechanical Features of Thermoset Polymer-based Composite

Abstract

The application of thermoset polymer-based composites is widespread in many engineering fields, such as automotive, aerospace or bioengineering industry. These composites found their civil engineering utilisation, e.g., as post-installed anchoring systems or in concrete and masonry reconstructions. Regardless of the use, environmental conditions imposed on a typical thermoset polymer matrix during casting and early curing stage predetermine properties of the composite in a hardened state. Moreover, unstable environmental conditions that usually occur in civil engineering practice may lead to structural service life reduction or, in the worst case, abrupt failure due to alternated mechanical features. In general,