| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/J60360/01 |
| Title: |
BURST STRENGTH AND NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUTION OF COMPOSITE PIPES AND PIPE COUPLINGS WITH DEFECTS (TOP 48) |
| Principal Investigator: |
Reid, Professor SR |
| Other Investigators: |
|
| Researcher Co-Investigators: |
|
| Project Partners: |
|
| Department: |
Mechanical, Aerospace & Manufac Eng |
| Organisation: |
UMIST |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 December 1993 |
Ends: |
31 January 1996 |
Value (£): |
141,947
|
| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Characterisation |
|
|
| EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications: |
|
| Related Grants: |
|
| Panel History: |
|
|
Summary on Grant Application Form |
|
To determine the effects of water penetration on the burst strength of filament wound composite pipes which have been damaged by impact and then subjected to long term pressurisation with sea water. To monitor and characterise the damage and effects of sea water penetration using ultrasonic NDT. To determine the burst strength of bonded composite pipe joints with and without defects and to see whether the defects can be detected using ultrasonic NDT. The effects of impact damage on the long term serviceability of pressurised composite pipes carrying seawater wil be studied experimentally. The project will provide data on the behaviour of pressurised pipes after gel coat fracture and quantify the effects of such damage on the mechanical strength of the pipes. A correlation will be sought between ultrasonic non destructive testing parameters and the level of impact damage with regard to the long term serviceability of filament wound pipes. Experimental results will also be provided to show the effect of defects on the leakage and burst strength of bonded pipe joints. The study should result in information on the effectiveness of ultrasonic NDT methods of detecting defects in bonded joints, and the extent to which they could be used to assess the strength in the presence of defects. The experimental work will be supported by finite element analysis.
|
|
Key Findings |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
|
Potential use in non-academic contexts |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
|
Impacts |
|
| Description |
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk |
| Summary |
|
| Date Materialised |
|
|
|
|
Sectors submitted by the Researcher |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
| Project URL: |
|
| Further Information: |
|
| Organisation Website: |
|