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Finite element analysis of a coiled composite tubular
| dc.creator | Judice, David Roy | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-07T22:56:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-07T22:56:14Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1999 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1999-THESIS-J73 | |
| dc.description | Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. | en |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 42-45). | en |
| dc.description | Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This study presents the design and stress analysis of a composite tubular that can be coiled onto large spools for ease of storage and installation on offshore platforms. The tube is analyzed under working pressure and tensile loads, as well as bending moments due to coiling using MARC commercial finite element code. The geometry and material properties of the finite element models are axisymmetric. Loads are axisymmetric as well, with exception to the bending analysis, where boundary conditions are defined in terms of a Fourier series. The models are defined, verified, and analyzed, then it is determined that the current design is suitable to withstand the working loads with only minimal matrix cracking and a minimum bending radius is suggested for storage of the tubular. Potential geometry and material changes are recommended, as well as additional analysis techniques, in order to improve the design. | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.subject | mechanical engineering. | en |
| dc.subject | Major mechanical engineering. | en |
| dc.title | Finite element analysis of a coiled composite tubular | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | mechanical engineering | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
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