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Manual of Water Supply Practices

M45Fiberglass Pipe Design

M45Fiberglass pipe is used in many industries for myriad applications. Its durability, strength, and corrosion resistance eliminate the need for interior linings, exterior coatings, and cathodic protection. Fiberglass pipe

very small to very large. M45, Fiberglass Pipe Design, delivers both technical and general information for the design,

reinforcements and resins

The physical properties, including the chemical, temperature, and

and centrifugal casting

complete with calculations to determine appropriate soils, loading, and more

appropriate thrust restraints

Shipping, handling, storage, and repair

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List of Figures, v

List of Tables, xii

Preface, xi

Acknow

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haracteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

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Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

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ydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2323

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Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Glossary, 143

Index, 149

List of AW

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Richard C. Turkopp,

S. Curran,D

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INTRODUCTIONFiberglass pipe is m

ade from glass fiber reinforcem

ents embedded in, or surrounded by,

cured thermosetting resin. This com

posite structure may also contain aggregate, granu-

lar, or platelet fillers; thixotropic agents; and pigments or dyes. By selecting the proper

combination of resin, glass fibers, fillers, and design, the fabricator can create a product

that offers a broad range of properties and performance characteristics. O

ver the years, the diversity and versatility of m

aterials used to manufacture fiberglass pipe have led to

a variety of names for fiberglass pipe. A

mong these are reinforced therm

osetting resin pipe (RTR

P), reinforced polymer m

ortar pipe (RPM

P), fiberglass reinforced epoxy (FRE), glass reinforced plastic (G

RP), and fiberglass reinforced plastic (FR

P). Fiberglass pipes have also been categorized by the particular m

anufacturing process—filam

ent winding

or centrifugal casting. Frequently, the particular resin used to manufacture the fiberglass

pipe—epoxy, polyester, or vinyl ester—

has been used to classify or grade fiberglass pipes.Regardless of the m

any possible combinations, the m

ost comm

on and useful des-ignation is sim

ply “fiberglass pipe.” This name encom

passes all of the various available products and allow

s consideration as a unique and general class of engineering materials.

HISTORYFiberglass pipe was introduced in 1948. The earliest application for fiberglass piping, and

still one of the most w

idely used, is in the oil industry. Fiberglass pipe was selected as

a corrosion-resistant alternative to protected steel, stainless steel, and other more exotic

metals. Product lines expanded to include applications of increasingly high pressure and

down-hole tubing w

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glass pipe is made from

glass fiber reinforcements em

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osetting resin. This composite structure m

ay also contad therm

osetting resin. This composite structure m

ay also contaor platelet fillers; thixotropic agents; and pigm

ents or dyes. By platelet fillers; thixotropic agents; and pigm

ents or dyes. Bybination of resin, glass fibers, fillers, and design, the fabricator

ation of resin, glass fibers, fillers, and design, the fabricatooffers a broad range of properties and perform

ance characterisrs a broad range of properties and perform

ance charactdiversity and versatility of m

aterials used to manufacture fiberg

ity and versatility of materials used to m

anufacture friety of nam

es for fiberglass pipe. Am

ong these are reinforcednam

es for fiberglass pipe. Am

ong these are rein(RTR

P), reinforced polymer m

ortar pipe (RPM

P), fiberglass reineinforced polym

er mortar pipe (R

PMP), fibe

reinforced plastic (GR

P), and fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRlastic (G

RP), and fiberglass reinforc

also been categorized by the particular manufacturing proces

ized by the particular man

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