Development of improved plastic piping materials and systems for fuel gas distribution
Abstract
Relationships between basic material properties and the long-term mechanical performance of plastic piping used for fuel gas distribution were investigated. Progress is reported in the following areas: the effect of outdoor weathering on the performance of polyolefin pipe; environmental stress crack resistance of polyethylene pipe; evaluation of new commercial polyolefin piping materials; secondary loading effects in polyethylene piping systems, including studies of fracture resistance; rapid crack propagation in polyethylene; fusion mechanics of polyethylene piping materials; structure-property relationships in polyolefins; and long-term sustained pressure testing of plastic piping materials.
- Publication:
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Annual Report
- Pub Date:
- October 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982bclo.rept.....C
- Keywords:
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- Alkenes;
- Gas Pipes;
- Mechanical Properties;
- Pipelines;
- Plastics;
- Crack Propagation;
- Loads (Forces);
- Pressure Effects;
- Weathering;
- Engineering (General)