Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0348956

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0348956

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Fatigue thresholds, crack initiation and small crack growth phenomenon in uPVC, mPVC and Oriented PVC pipes. Unplasticised polyvinylchloride (uPVC) is currently used for water reticulation pipelines. These are subject to variable pressure which can lead to fatigue failures. Improved materials, modified PVC (mPVC) and oriented PVC (oPVC), are now entering this market. uPVC shows a fatigue threshold when prenotched samples are tested. The fatigue threshold is an important design concept since it represents the stress amplitude below which fatigue failures should not occur. Its existence in unnotched pipes and in the newer PVC materials is uncertain. This project will quantify fatigue thresholds and the mechanisms involved in crack initiation in uPVC , mPVC and oPVC.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 22-12-2003

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $84,099.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Polymers | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Plastic products (incl. Construction materials) |

Other Keywords

Materials Engineering | Plastic products (incl. Construction materials) | Polymers

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