@inbook{d897a6dff8ef40ceaabd7dfccc333993,
title = "Thermomechanical Analysis of Sandwich Pipes with Graded Core",
abstract = "Sandwich pipes consisting of inner and outer fibre-reinforced composite skins bonded to a core material are viewed as a lightweight alternative to single-wall pipes and pipe-in-pipe systems. Introducing a density gradient into the core material offers further possibility to improve the performance of these pipes when subjected to combined mechanical and thermal loads. In this paper, a Finite Element (FE) model for thermomechanical stress analysis of sandwich pipes with graded cores is developed and validated against the three-dimensional elasticity solution. An FE-based thermomechanical analysis of pipes with carbon/epoxy skins and graded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) core under loads relevant to offshore piping applications reveals that a graded core offers an attractive compromise in terms of pipe weight and stresses in the fibre layers when compared to sandwich pipes with non-graded cores.",
keywords = "Composite pipe modelling, Functionally graded material, Thermoelastic analysis",
author = "Hastie, \{James C.\} and Maria Kashtalyan and Guz, \{Igor A.\}",
year = "2024",
month = may,
day = "27",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-56132-0\_4",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-031-56131-3",
series = "Advanced Structured Materials",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "75--88",
booktitle = "New Achievements in Mechanics",
address = "Germany",
}