Fibre-reinforced cementitious materials: Edited by S Mindess and J Skalny Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, USA 33 papers, 287 pp. $49 foreign list ($42 US and $35 members) ISBN: 1-55899-103-4
- Book ID
- 103969048
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 250 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0950-0618
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✦ Synopsis
PLASTICS IN CONSTRUCTION
Plastics demand in US consmJction markets is expected to increase 3.6 percent per year to 14.5 billion pounds in 1995, according to a recent survey. Advances will be based upon increased construction activity from a depressed 1990 base, technological advances in processing and resins, and performance advantages over competitive materials. Polyvinyl chloride will remain the clearly dominant resin due to processing, cost and performance advantages. Polyure. thane and polystyrene will exhibit good growth in insulation markets, along with smaller polycarbonate markets in glazing and skylights. These and other key findings are available in Plastics in Construction to 1995.
Plastic pipe demand is projected to grow 3.4 percent per year through 1995 based upon improved manufacturing technologies and new product developments centering around fibre reinforcement, heat distortion upgrades, code acceptability and polymer modification. Resin-bonded woods demand is expected to grow less than 3 percent annually. Constraining further advances will be competition from oriented strandboarcl/waferboard, which relies more heavily on heat and pressure.
Siding demand will exhibit good growth of 7.5 percent per year