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US 2003009010841 cs) United States «2 Patent Application Publication (io) pub. No.: US 2003/0090108 Al Palsson (43) Pub. Dat May 15, 2003 (54) HIGH-STRENGTH BUTT-WRAP JOINT FOR Publication Classification REINFORCED PLASTIC PIPES G1) Int FI6L. 47/00 2) US.Ci 285/294.2; 285/423, (78) toventor: Gudmundur Palsson, Sandetiord (NO) (57) en Correspondence Address: Abuttwrap joint, comprising a plurality of wraps 520-520, YOUNG & THOMPSON of material wetted witha thermosetting resin and wrapped 74S SOUTH 23RD STREET 2ND FLOOR circumferentially about two abutting pipe ends 101, 201, ARLINGTON, VA 22202 The frst wrap is disposed relative to the respective pipes an said second through n-th weap is disposed successively C21) Appl. No: 09/986,939 outwardly, relative of the respective preceding wrap. The vwraps are covered by a chopped strand mat (CSM) 530 (2) Fite Nov. 13, 2001 welled withthe thermosetting resin Sto Patent Application Publication May 15, 2003 Sheet 1 of 6 US 2003/0090108 A1 520-520, US 2003/0090108 AL Patent Application Publication May 15,2003 Sheet 2 of 6 ae “ozs “25° ‘ors US 2003/0090108 AL Patent Application Publication May 15,2003 Sheet 3 of 6 US 2003/0090108 AL Patent Application Publication May 15,2003. Sheet 4 of 6 May 15, 2003 Sheet 5 of 6 US 2003/0090108 AL Patent Application Publication ‘e235 2s. loz U ( os9 “p28 = a lol May 15, 2003 Sheet 6 of 6 US 2003/0090108 AL Patent Application Publication sm 2008. ‘oe. la} US 2003/0090108 AL HIGH-STRENGTH BUTT-WRAP JOINT FOR REINFORCED PLASTIC PIPES BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to the field of reinforced plastic pipes. More specifically, the invention relates t0 a butt-wrap (or butt-stap) joint between lengths of reinforced plastic pipes. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] GRP pipes are commonly joined by “butt-wrap" (or “butt-sirap’) joints, ic. in an end-to-end (or edge-to-edge) configuration and wrapped with one or more wraps of fabric. ‘The resulting laminate generally covers equal amounts of the two abutting pipe ends, The laminate typically consists Of several wraps of reinforcement mats and/or woven rov- ings saturated with a thermosetting resin or other agent. The resin is cured by application of heat or by chemical means, thus changing the laminate into a substantially infusible and insoluble material (thermoset plastic). When curing, the laminate bonds with the pipe end outer walls thus forming a joint with sufficient suenght in both the circumferential (hoop) and longitudinal directions, [0005] Current butt-weap technologies are based on the use of laminates with traditional reinforcements in the form ‘of mats and/or woven roving with equal strength and stiff ress properties in both hoop and longitudinal directions. Prior art joints ate designed so as to be able to withstand the design loads in both hoop and longitudinal direction, inde- pendent of the pipe itself, thus disregarding important aspects like the pipe’s load carrying capacity in the hoop direction and stress concentrations generated by discontinu- ity [0006] ‘The minimum bond length (the longitudinal ‘dimension of the laminates on each pipe end) is typically determined based on simplified models for shear stress

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