ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR QUALIFICATIONS OF GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED EPOXY PIPES (GRE)

Tarak Assaleh; Siddig Dabbashi; Asya A. Gabbasa

doi:10.47891/sabujas.v2i2.73-81

Tarak Assaleh Faculty of Engineering, Sabratha University.
Siddig Dabbashi Faculty of Engineering, Sabratha University.
Asya A. Gabbasa Faculty of Engineering, Zawia University.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47891/sabujas.v2i2.73-81

Abstract

This paper discusses the Ultimate Elastic Wall Stress (UEWS) test for GRE pipes under pure hydrostatic loading. UEWS appears to provide an attractive alternative to the currently used procedure laid down in ISO 14692, which involves an expensive series of long term constant pressure tests, as described in ASTM 2992, running for a period in excess of 10,000 hours.

The pipes were subjected to biaxial loading, which was attained by combinations of hoop and axial stress. Loads were applied as groups of cycles which, were gradually increased until the UEWS had been determined. UEWS test has proved to be one of the most effective in terms of accuracy and speed. Moreover, it has been found to be sensitive to changes in key manufacturing and raw material parameters.

Modelling results are also showed a harmonic approach and accepted to that obtained experimentally. This encourages to apply the proposed modelling for further biaxial load ratios.

Author Biographies

Tarak Assaleh, Faculty of Engineering, Sabratha University.

Faculty of Engineering, Sabratha University.

Siddig Dabbashi, Faculty of Engineering, Sabratha University.

Faculty of Engineering, Sabratha University.

Asya A. Gabbasa, Faculty of Engineering, Zawia University.

Faculty of Engineering, Zawia University.