A Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Joint for Filament-Wound Pipes: Analysis and Design

Pipe joints are susceptible to two failure mechanisms, failure from the standpoint of strength and leakage. The strength design procedure is derived from first principles taking into account the orthotropy of the fiber reinforced plastic material. The leakage analysis follows the guidelines of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel code. The analytical design calculations are checked using finite element analysis. The agreement is excellent. We also conducted a detailed finite element analysis of a particular joint, designed using the simplified method, in order to assess the safety of the simple design calculations.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Civil Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Estrada, Hector

Contributors dc:contributor

• Parsons, I.D.

• Engineering, Mechanical

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9812582

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/83442