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http://dx.doi.org/10.12814/jkgss.2018.17.4.169

Study on the Crack and Thermal Degradation of GFRP for UPE Gelcoat Coated Underground Pipes Under the High Temperature Water-Immersion Environment  

Kim, Daehoon (Korea Conformity Laboratories)
Eom, Jaewon (Korea Conformity Laboratories)
Ko, Youngjong (Korea Conformity Laboratories)
Lee, Kang-Il (Dept. of Civil Engineering, Daejin University)
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Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society / v.17, no.4, 2018 , pp. 169-177 More about this Journal
Abstract
Glass fiber reinforced polyester (GFRP) composites are widely used as structural materials in harsh environment such as underground pipes, tanks and boat hulls, which requires long-term water resistance. Especially, these materials might be damaged due to delamination between gelcoat and composites through an osmotic process when they are immersed in water. In this study, GFRP laminates were prepared by surface treatment of UPE (unsaturated polyester) gelcoat by vacuum infusion process to improve the durability of composite materials used in underground pipes. The composite surface coated with gelcoat was examined for surface defects, cracking, and hardness change characteristics in water-immersion environments (different temperatures of $60^{\circ}C$, $75^{\circ}C$, and $85^{\circ}C$). The penetration depth of cracks was investigated by micro CT imaging according to water immersion temperature. It was confirmed that cracks developed into the composites material at $75^{\circ}C$ and $85^{\circ}C$ causing loss of durability of the materials. The point at which the initial crack initiated was defined as the failure time and the life expectancy at $23^{\circ}C$ was measured using the Arrhenius equation. The results from this study is expected to be applied to reliability evaluation of various industrial fields where gelcoat is applied such as civil engineering, construction, and marine industry.
Keywords
UPE; Laminate; Water-immersion; Gelcoat; GFRP;
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