UV-cured FRP joint thickness effect on coupled composite pipes

Composite Structures

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 290-297

  Peck, Jerry Alan ^a   Jones, Randy A ^b   Pang, Su Seng ^a   Li, Guoqiang ^a   Smith, Brett H ^c  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

^b EDO Fiber Science   (United States)

^c NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite pipes; FRP; Joining; Light intensity; UV curing

Indexed keywords

BENDING TESTS; CURING; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS;

CURED PIPE JOINTS; INTERNAL PRESSURE TESTING;

PLASTIC PIPE;

BENDING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER FABRIC; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PIPE; PRESSURE; STIFFNESS; TESTING;

EID: 33847663827     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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