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The use of lamination analysis and the Tsai-Wu stress criterion in ASME standards for fiber reinforced plastic vessels

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OSTI ID:404163
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  1. Conlisk Engineering Mechanics, Inc., St. Louis, MO (United States)
The ASME publishes two standards on FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastic) vessels: Section X of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, and RTP-1 (Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Corrosion Resistant Equipment), which concerns low pressure FRP vessels. The paper describes the application of lamination theory and the Tsai-Wu tensor strength criterion to qualifying designs to the two standards. Numerical examples of application of the theory to typical laminates subjected to pure membrane, pure bending, and combined membrane and bending loads are presented.
OSTI ID:
404163
Report Number(s):
CONF-960706--; ISBN 0-7918-1773-3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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