This presentation describes an experimental program designed to characterize the influence of creep on the design of RTP equipment. The steady state creep rate is extremely sensitive to the degree of debonding at the fiber-matrix interface. While actual reinforced thermosetting plastic, RTP, equipment has been observed to experience measurable creep, this parameter is not considered in the design of composites. This study is an outgrowth of the ASME commitee writing a code for non-pressure RTP corrosion resistant equipment.

Subject
Test methods, Materials, Deformation, Laminates, Stress, Interfaces, Composites, Fibers, Plastics, Metals, Equipment, Creep, Reinforcement
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1984
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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