ABSTRACT
An adhesive joint between two pipes was reinforced with high strength and high stiffness glass fibers. The joint was developed by wetting a glass fiber tow with epoxy resin, winding it over the joint, and allowing it to get cured. For the present study, aT-joint configuration between two pipes was selected as specimen. Three kinds of appropriate windings loops, diagonal, straight and circular, were used to create the joint. The strength of the T-joint was determined under four loading conditions, (i) tensile, (ii) in-plane bending, (iii) bending under a transverse load and (iv) torsion-cum-bending. The strength of FRP-joint between mild steel pipes for an appropriately chosen winding configuration was found to be higher than the strength of welded joints. FRP-joint was also made between dissimilar materials, mild steel and aluminum, and its strength was found to be comparable to the strength of FRP-joint between mild steel pipes.
