Stress-Strain Response Modelling of Glass Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Composite Pipes under Multiaxial Loadings

M.S. Abdul Majid; R. Daud; M. Afendi; N.A.M Amin; E.M. Cheng; A.G. Gibson; M. Hekman

doi:10.15282/jmes.6.2014.18.0088

Authors

M.S. Abdul Majid School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Pauh Putra Campus, 02600, Pauh, Perlis, Malaysia
R. Daud School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Pauh Putra Campus, 02600, Pauh, Perlis, Malaysia
M. Afendi School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Pauh Putra Campus, 02600, Pauh, Perlis, Malaysia
N.A.M Amin School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Pauh Putra Campus, 02600, Pauh, Perlis, Malaysia
E.M. Cheng School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Pauh Putra Campus, 02600, Pauh, Perlis, Malaysia
A.G. Gibson Newcastle University, Stephenson Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
M. Hekman Technology & Engineering Developments Future Pipe Industries (FPI), UAE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15282/jmes.6.2014.18.0088

Keywords:

Stress strain response; multiaxial loadings; composite pipes; cyclic and static loading; crack density

Abstract

This paper presents the modelling of the stress strain response of glass fiber reinforced epoxy (GRE) composite pipes subjected to multiaxial loadings at room temperature (RT). This particular modeling work was developed to predict the non-linear stress strain response caused by the fatigue cyclic and static loading in the multiaxial ultimate elastic wall stress (UEWS) tests by considering the effects of matrix cracking within the laminates. The UEWS test, whilst not yet standardized, appears to offer an attractive alternative to existing procedures of qualifying GRE pipes. The ply properties initially expressed as a function of crack density were computed as a function of increasing stress and strain using shear lag approximation. The results show that the model developed from the classical laminate theory which takes into account whether the effects of transverse matrix micro-cracks on stiffness and strains is capable of predicting the resulted elastic properties. The predictions are found to be in good agreement with the data from multiaxial UEWS tests on ±55° filament wound glass-reinforced epoxy pipes.

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