Compression Behavior of Pa-12 Pipes Under Large Displacements: Crimson Publishers
Compression Behavior of Pa-12 Pipes Under Large Displacements by De Almeida LS, de Oliveira TA, Maurício MHP and d’Almeida JRM* in Crimson Publishers: Materials science
Polyamide (PA) pipes are being increasingly employed in fluid distribution networks.
Most of these pipes is used in underground networks, where overloads can cause
large deflections. Excessive displacement can lead to product failure and can
cause surface cracks and leakage of the fluid being transported. This condition
can be maximized if the pipe is aged due to effects of the environment or of
the fluid itself. In this work, the effect of aging PA pipe segments by their
exposure to hot water is presented and discussed. The deformation
characteristics of the material before and after aging are evaluated. The
results indicate plasticization of the pipes due to exposure to hot water, and,
thus, the loads required to cause a specific degree of compression,
characterized by reduction of the pipe’s diameter, are greatly reduced.
However, the geometric characteristics under large displacements of the aged pipes segments were similar to
the behavior of unaged pipe segments, indicating that practical issues like
clearances or connections between the pipes and several necessary fittings
would not be affected by the aging process.
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