1.What are some advantages of fiberglass reinforced plastics?

2.What differences are there in the compositions of E and S glasses? Which is the strongest and most expensive?

3.How are glass fibers produced? What is a fiberglass roving?

4.What properties make carbon fibers important for reinforced plastics?

5.Two materials are used as precursors of carbon fibers. Which are they?

6.What are the steps in the production process of carbon fibers from polyacrylonitrile? What reactions take place at each step?

7.What processing steps are carried out if you want to produce a very high strength type of carbon fiber? If you want to produce a carbon fiber with a very high modulus of elasticity, what steps should be followed in processing?

8.How do chemical bonds within and between aramid fibers affect their strength properties?

9.How is Portland cement made? Why is a small amount of gypsum added to Portland cement?

10.What are the ranges of proportions of the chemical composition of asphalt?

11. Mention and describe a minimum of 5 applications that occur in Chemical Engineering of composite materials.