| Preface | 5 |
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| Contents | 8 |
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| Linking Field and Laboratory Exposure Results | 12 |
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| Chapter 1 Linking Accelerated Laboratory Test with Outdoor Performance Results for a Model Epoxy Coating System | 13 |
| Chapter 2 A Statistical Model for Linking Field and Laboratory Exposure Results for a Model Coating | 39 |
| Chapter 3 Advances in Exploring Mechanistic Variations in Thermal Aging of Polymers | 54 |
| Chapter 4 Final Report on the Subject of Accelerated Weathering: An ASTM D01.53 Ten-Year Exposure Study | 66 |
| Advances in Field and Laboratory Exposure | 78 |
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| Chapter 5 An Analysis of the Effect of Irradiance on the Weathering of Polymeric Materials | 79 |
| Chapter 6 A New Approach to Characterizing Weathering Reciprocity in Xenon Arc Weathering Devices | 91 |
| Chapter 7 Controlled Temperature Natural Weathering | 100 |
| Chapter 8 Durability of Building Joint Sealants | 122 |
| Chapter 9 Evaluating Cyclic Fatigue of Sealants During Outdoor Testing | 136 |
| Chapter 10 Lifetime Predictions for Hardcoated Polycarbonate | 159 |
| Chapter 11 Degradation of Polypropylene Filament Under Elevated Temperature and High Oxygen Pressure | 176 |
| Chapter 12 Risk Analysis for Pipeline Assets—The Use of Models for Failure Prediction in Plastics Pipelines | 188 |
| Chapter 13 Predicting the Creep Behavior of High Density Polyethylene Geogrid Using Stepped Isothermal Method | 210 |
| Chapter 14 Methodology Study of Qualification of Electric Wire and Cable Used in Nuclear Power Plant | 224 |
| Chapter 15 Innovative Measurement Methodology in Quality Assessment of Coatings | 233 |
| Chapter 16 A New Test Method for Weatherability Prediction: Radical Shower using a Remote Plasma Reactor | 245 |
| Characterizing and Modeling Color and Appearance | 259 |
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| Chapter 17 Metrologies for Characterizing Optical Properties of Clear and Pigmented Coatings | 260 |
| Chapter 18 Computer Graphic Tools for Automotive Paint Engineering | 276 |
| Chapter 19 Computer Graphics Techniques for Capturing and Rendering the Appearance of Aging Materials | 286 |
| Mechanistic Measurements | 296 |
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| Chapter 20 The Influence of Water on the Weathering of Automotive Paint Systems | 297 |
| Chapter 21 Chemiluminescence Detection: Principles, Chances and Limitations for the Shortening of Weathering Tests | 311 |
| Chapter 22 Enhancement of Photoprotection and Mechanical Properties of Polymers by Deposition of Thin Coatings | 329 |
| Chapter 23 A Critical Assessment of Techniques for Monitoring Polymer Photodegradation | 346 |
| Chapter 24 Polymer Films in Photovoltaic Modules: Analysis and Modeling of Permeation Processes | 361 |
| Chapter 25 3-D Characterization of Multi-Layered Automotive Coating Systems: Stage-1 Analytical Toolbox for Surfaces, Interfaces, and Depth Profiles | 372 |
| High Throughput Measurements, Combinatorial Methods, Informatics | 393 |
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| Chapter 26 Development and Deployment of a High Throughput Exterior Durability Program for Architectural Paint Coatings | 394 |
| Chapter 27 Comparing Transport Properties of Coatings Using High Throughput Methods | 402 |
| Chapter 28 A High Throughput System for Accelerated Weathering and Automated Characterization of Polymeric Materials | 409 |
| Contributions of Pigments, Additives, and Fillers | 417 |
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| Chapter 29 Investigating Pigment Photoreactivity for Coatings Applications: Methods Development | 418 |
| Chapter 30 A Quantitative Model for Weathering-induced Mass Loss in Thermoplastic Paints | 452 |
| Chapter 31 Effect of Pigment Dispersion on Durability of a TiO2 Pigmented Epoxy Coating During Outdoor Exposure | 470 |
| Chapter 32 Effect of the Environmental Stress and Polymer Microenvironment on Efficiency Trials and Fate of Stabilizers | 488 |
| Wrap-Up: Implementation | 516 |
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| Chapter 33 Implementing What We Have Learned | 517 |
| Index | 526 |