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Mechanical Behavior of
Filament-Wound Pipes
This topic is devoted to the analysis of the mechanical behavior of
filament-wound pipes. The process of filament winding makes it
possible to produce rotating parts made of composite material
containing polymers reinforced with long fibers. Most of the time,
this process consists in winding a fiber tow coated with a
thermosetting polymeric matrix around a mandrel, and thus covering the
entire mandrel after successive passages. Following a polymerization
phase, the mandrel can be removed in order to get only the composite
structure. In certain cases, the mandrel can be left in place and is
then used as a liner.
Filament winding is used for the
manufacturing of gas/fluid vessels. But one of the main uses is to
perform pipes for fluid transportation in nuclear or oil industries,
or for marine applications. Pipes made of composite materials offer a
good resistance to adverse environmental conditions. In fact, glass
fibers are generally used for these applications. The loading of the
pipes structures is often a complex phenomenon and involves the study
of the mechanical behavior under multiaxial loading
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