| Six types of FRP cables were subjected to an exposure test lasting more than fifteen years under mari?time conditions、and the retrieved cables were evaluated mainly by SEM and FT-IR microscopy. Loss of sur?face resin was observed for all the tested FRP cables; however、deterioration between the fiber and matrix resin was not found by SEM. Observation by FT-IR microscopy detected surface deterioration of AFRP cables、and the feasibility of this method for evaluating the deterioration of some FRP cables was indicated. |
