Mechanical responses of a fiberglass flexible pipe subject to tension & internal pressure

Journal article (2022)

Authors

P. Fang Transport Engineering and Logistics - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Yuxin Xu Zhejiang University
Yifan Gao Zhejiang University
Liaqat Ali Zhejiang University
Yong Bai Zhejiang University
Research Group
Transport Engineering and Logistics (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2022 P. Fang, Yuxin Xu, Yifan Gao, Liaqat Ali, Yong Bai
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2022.110107
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Published Date

2022

Language

English

Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Marine and Transport Technology

Research Group

Transport Engineering and Logistics

Abstract

Composite structures, such as the fiberglass reinforced structure studied in this paper, have been normally treated in previous research as homogeneous anisotropic laminated plates regarding the investigation of their mechanical properties. Throughout this paper, this specific structure is considered in a different way in which the fiberglass and polyethylene matrix are treated separately. By using the proposed method, the material plasticity of polyethylene and the fracture stress of the fiberglass can be taken into account, and thus the fracture of the fiberglass inside the fiberglass reinforced flexible pipes(FGRFP) can be predicted. The mechanical behaviour behavior of FGRFP under two real-life main loadings(tension and internal pressure) is investigated by using analytical and numerical methods based on the proposed technique. Experiments are used to verify the results.