COURSE OVERVIEW

 This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Polymer Weathering Durability and Degradation. It covers the effects of the environment to weathering of polymers through sunlight, temperature, moisture and pollutants including ultraviolet radiation, weathering trials and artificial weathering; the characterisation of degraded polymer covering mechanical, physical, solution and electrical properties, spectroscopic, additional miscellaneous and evaluation composites techniques; and the thermal methods and oxygen uptake. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the photo-oxidation and stabilisation, engineering polymers, polyvinyl chloride, vinyl polymers, polyurethanes and rubbers; the weathering composites and its processes; the accelerated and outdoor weathering testing including salt spray performance evaluation; and the comparative study of standard weathering test methods using image analysis. 

 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the outdoor durability of polymeric films using ion scattering spectroscopy; the techniques and applications to stabilization and stability testing of materials in activation spectra; the stationary rack and black box under glass exposures of mineral filled polyethylene in inland and marine tropical climate; analyzing stress and accelerated test design for interior light environment; reviewing the exposure test results for inkjet inks in interior light environments; the advances in accelerated weathering instrumentation technology using advance control system; predicting the durability of building stone using accelerated weathering; the spectral irradiance of solar radiation for the lifetime prediction of polymer material; and estimating  the durability of roofing systems including the durability of modern sculptures constructed of glass.