Study on interfacial mechanical properties of bonded pipe joint under dynamic load

Abstract

This study analyses the interfacial mechanical behaviour of adhesive-bonded pipe joints under dynamic loading conditions. First, a mechanical model of the bonding interface of a pipe joint was established. Next, computational formula for the interfacial slip and shear stress in the pipe joints were obtained using variable separation, eigenfunction expansion, and Laplace transform methodologies. Further, the effects of various parameters, including the loading duration, bond length, adhesive layer thickness, stress rate, adhesive shear modulus, elastic moduli of the main pipe and coupler pipe, and adhesive-layer thickness, on the mechanical response of the pipe joints were assessed. The goal is to study the impact of these parameters on the maximum shear stress, interfacial slip, and normal stress in the main and coupler pipes, their effects on the pipe joint strength can be determined, thereby providing a theoretical basis for the design of practical pipe–joint configurations. The innovation of this study is as follows: it considers high-stress-rate dynamic loads for formulating complete mathematical equations. Further, it employs theoretical methods to calculate the relative slip and shear stress in pipe joints, through which theoretical formulas for engineering applications of adhesive-bonded pipe joints were derived. Additionally, the study analyses the impact of various parameters on the dynamic mechanical behaviour of the adhesive layer at the pipe joint interface, leading to a deeper understanding of the interface mechanical behaviour characteristics and key parameters to be considered while receiving dynamic loads in pipe joints.

Keywords

• Bonded joints
• Dynamic loads
• Pipe joints
• Interfacial mechanical properties