Abstract: A collapse pressure test was conducted on a full-scale diameter prototype composite offshore drilling riser. The test specimen was a carbon fiber-epoxy filament-wound tube, approximately 56.4 cm ...

Abstract: All-composite, fiber-reinforced polymer honeycomb (FRPH) sandwich panels are an innovative application of modern composite materials in civil engineering. These panels have become increasingly popular for use as full-depth ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a method for determining endurance limits to leakage for fiberglass pipes under internal pressure using acoustic emission signals and static pressure tests. Results are presented ...

Abstract: A research program evaluating the effect of elevated temperature in the acoustic emission testing of fiberglass vessels was completed recently. The program aimed at evaluating the current ASME ...

Abstract: The application of fiber-reinforced composites (FRP) is gaining momentum as an alternative material for bridge replacement, repair, and rehabilitation. While a number of states now use FRP, a lack of standards, codes, and ...

Abstract: Current American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) provisions require that acoustic emission testing for class II vessels be carried out at operating temperature in the event that the ...

Abstract: Design of FRP tanks and pressure vessels is based on criteria developed in the late 1960s using materials and procedures that represented the state of the art at the time. Maximum strain has ...

Abstract: Architects, urban designers, and city planners witness a contemporary lack of imagination regarding new urban form typologies. Most proposals have swung between two well-defined extremes: the dense, traditional block and ...

Abstract: This paper presents full-scale testing results of a 1,370-mm (54-in.) nominal diameter prototype rolled groove joint incorporated into a bar-wrapped concrete pressure pipe manufactured to American Water Works Association ...