Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) is an excellent material of construction for piping carrying corrosive media. Since FRP is an anisotropic material additional design detail is required to assure safe and reliable service. For this reason the resin selection, material specification, construction and detailed engineering are critical to the success of the project. This paper moves through this engineering process, including resin systems, fitting construction and pipe flexibility analysis. A comparison of fitting construction methods and discussion of stress/flexibility analysis design approaches will also be provided.

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Materials, Piping, Piping systems, Fittings, Flanges, Fiber reinforced plastic, Joints, Stress, Anchors, Bending, Steel, Equipment, Construction
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1999
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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