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http://dx.doi.org/10.7234/kscm.2012.25.1.026

Measurements of Thermal Expansion Coefficients in GRP Pipe  

Oh, Jin-Oh (금오공과대학교 기계공학과 대학원)
Yoon, Sung-Ho (금오공과대학교 기계공학과)
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Composites Research / v.25, no.1, 2012 , pp. 26-30 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was focused on the measurement of thermal expansion coefficients for GRP pipe through strain gage circuits. First of all, thermal expansion coefficients of aluminum beam were measured to examine the validity of the suggested method by using various types of strain gage circuits. Thermal expansion coefficients of GRP pipes along axial and hoop directions were measured to investigate the effect of the location of strain gages, number of repeated measurements, and strain gage types with different thermal expansion coefficients on the thermal strains and the repeatability of measured results. According to the results, thermal expansion coefficients of GRP pipes along hoop direction were lower than those along axial direction due to the constraint effect of reinforced glass fibers on thermal strains along hoop direction. As measurements were repeated, thermal expansion coefficients of GRP pipes were slightly increased, but the degree of increase became smaller. Finally, the same thermal expansion coefficients were obtained irrespective of different types of strain gages with different thermal expansion coefficients if thermal strains of strain gages were compensated by using reference compensation specimen.
Keywords
GRP pipe; thermal expansion coefficient; strain gage circuits;
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