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Article

Experimental Study on the Behaviour of Seismic Actions on a Flexible Glass-Reinforced Plastic Structure Used in Water Transport Pipes

by
Ana Diana Ancaș
1,
Ioan Așchilean
2,*,
Mihai Profire
1,
Florin Emilian Țurcanu
1,* and
Raluca-Andreea Felseghi
2
1
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services Engineering, Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi” of Iași, Bd. Dimitrie Mangeron No. 13, 700050 Iaşi, Romania
2
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Str. C-tin Daicoviciu, No. 15, 400020 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Materials 2021, 14(11), 2878; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14112878
Submission received: 30 March 2021 / Revised: 21 May 2021 / Accepted: 24 May 2021 / Published: 27 May 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational and Experimental Mechanics of Engineering Materials and Structures)
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Abstract

This article presents the experimental results obtained by the testing an experimental model of water distribution which is flexible and above-head mounted on a seismic platform, and their validation in a theoretical manner, but also by the Finite Element Method, using the ANSYS simulation program. This type of system shown by the experimental model is desired to be used in practice not only in seismic areas, but also in the areas of heavy road transport, landslides, etc. thorugh the use thereof in the most stressed points of the network (hearth entry/exit, before/after an elbow, etc.) but also on long routes, at optimal distances. The results achieved are related to glass- reinforced plastic (GRP) pipes with a nominal diameter DN = 250 mm, but conclusions may be drawn starting from these to help future research where the mass of the earth is desired to be taken into account. The present results are comprehensive for buried pipes operated dynamically or seismically at low-medium intensity, as this type of earthquake occurs more and more often in Europe. The experimental tests in this article do not have the characteristics necessary for a high intensity seismic action (above 5° Richter).
Keywords: polymer pipeline; GRP; Finite Element Method; seismic safety polymer pipeline; GRP; Finite Element Method; seismic safety

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Ancaș, A.D.; Așchilean, I.; Profire, M.; Țurcanu, F.E.; Felseghi, R.-A. Experimental Study on the Behaviour of Seismic Actions on a Flexible Glass-Reinforced Plastic Structure Used in Water Transport Pipes. Materials 2021, 14, 2878. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14112878

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Ancaș AD, Așchilean I, Profire M, Țurcanu FE, Felseghi R-A. Experimental Study on the Behaviour of Seismic Actions on a Flexible Glass-Reinforced Plastic Structure Used in Water Transport Pipes. Materials. 2021; 14(11):2878. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14112878

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Ancaș, Ana Diana, Ioan Așchilean, Mihai Profire, Florin Emilian Țurcanu, and Raluca-Andreea Felseghi. 2021. "Experimental Study on the Behaviour of Seismic Actions on a Flexible Glass-Reinforced Plastic Structure Used in Water Transport Pipes" Materials 14, no. 11: 2878. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14112878

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Ancaș, A. D., Așchilean, I., Profire, M., Țurcanu, F. E., & Felseghi, R.-A. (2021). Experimental Study on the Behaviour of Seismic Actions on a Flexible Glass-Reinforced Plastic Structure Used in Water Transport Pipes. Materials, 14(11), 2878. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14112878

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