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

摘要

Fiber reinforced plastic pipe joints are widely used in the piping industry.However, current fiber reinforced plastic joint standards are based on standards written for their metallic counterparts, and the relevant design codes lack reliable design guidelines. The authors have developed an innovative fiber reinforced plastic joining technique to address these and other problems that have been reported in the literature. The proposed joint can be used with filament wound pipes, the most common fiber renforced plastic pipe manuafacturing technique. This joint can be manufactured using current filament winding equipment with minor alterations. This report emphasizes the design concept and the development of the design calculations for the proposed fiber reinforced plastic joint.